For Rachael and Leigh Barman, there is only one wish on their Christmas list this year---that their sick daughter Paige should survive/live until December 25. Fifteen-year-old Paige suffers from 61 rare brain disease, _ 62 affects(影响) as few as 12 people in the world, and could kill her any day 63 warning(警告).
And her condition has gone even 64 (bad) in recent months. Her parents filled the family home with Christmas decorations 65 September 1st so she could enjoy the rest of her life. Since then, she has 66 (regular) opened Christmas presents and received visitors---but s
he sleeps for up to 19 hours a day, her parents knowing that each time she closes her eyes, she may never wake up.
Mrs. Barman 67 (describe) dealing with the condition as “like being on death row” as she never knew if 68 daughter would wake up the next morning. The mother said: “She always loves Christmas and I get my heart 69 (break) when I see her suffering like this. Our best Christmas present would be having Paige with us at Christmas. No matter __70__ she leaves the world, we make sure that she is always happy.”