If this were not bad enough, the neurosurgeon further shocked my family by telling them what life would be like for me if I 13 beat the odds and survived.

然后他还雪上加霜地告诉我的家人，向他们描述如果我万幸活下来将面临怎样的生活——我可能再也不会走路了，不会说话了，甚至不能理解一些极其简单的命令。