As I entered the emergency room, she lay there still under a white sheet. The doctor turned around and said, “ We 1 your mother had a stroke( 中风 ) affecting her entire right side. ” My biggest 2 was that she would have brain 3 and not know who I was. I said, “ It ’ s Lisa. ” and held her left hand. That night, feeling scared and 4 . I cried for hours until I 5 fell asleep. The next day my mother 6 exercising her left hand, arm and leg in the bed. Before her stroke, she had taken an 7 class; so she knew that it was important to keep 8 . Later on, with rehabilitation( 康复治疗 ), she learned how to feed herself and 9 again. She regained a lot of her 10 with only slight difficulty in finding the correct word or pronunciation . My mother didn ’ t allow the physical 11 to stop her. 12 her body was disabled, her will was not. One day, when I was about to 13 the nursing home, she wanted to 14 me how she could get to the dining hall. I said “ I ’ ll get you someone. ” She said 15 , “ I ’ ll do it myself. ” I stepped back and gave her some 16 . She used her left arm and hand to move the wheel of her chair and her left foot to push herself forward. And I 17 proudly as she reached her intended destination. More fortunately, four months later, her right thumb could move. With her positive thinking, my mother 18 me to live in the moment. Her positive 19 helped me keep going and have faith. Everyone loved my mother. Who wouldn ’ t? She was the one sitting in the wheelchair at the nursing home with a big 20 on her face.