Dorian Murray, the 8-year-old boy from the US with terminal cancer who captured the hearts of people in China and around the world, died late Tuesday night.
罹患癌症晚期的美国8岁男孩多里安·穆雷在周二晚间去世,他曾牵动着中国及世界很多人的心。
Dorian has been fighting rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare pediatric cancer, since he was 4. The boy told his father that he wished to become famous in China. His father then posted on Facebook asking people to use the hashtag #DStrong. People around the world did so with well wishes to the boy. Adults and children responded with photos of Great Wall and well wishes.
多利安在四岁的时候就与罕见的少儿癌症--横纹肌肉瘤做抗争。这个男孩曾经告诉他的父亲,希望在中国为人所知。他的父亲很快将小男孩的愿望发布在Facebook上,请求人们举着#DStrong的牌子拍照。全世界的人满足了小男孩的这一心愿。不少大人孩子回复了长城的图片,并留下了祝福。
The disease was once controlled after a series of painful treatments, but in early January, doctors found the cancer cells had spread to his spinal cord and brain, and the family decided to stop the treatments.
经过一系列痛苦的治疗后,他的病情曾一度得到控制。然而在今年一月初,医生却发现癌细胞已经扩散到的脊髓和脑部了。所以他的家人决定停止治疗。
Dorian Murray, 8, passed away on Tuesday after his years of battling a rare and untreatable form of pediatric cancer, according to his official Facebook page. It is with a very heavy heart that I share this news. Dorian J. Murray has gained his beautiful angel wings tonight and is now pain free. He was surrounded by people who love him and his transition to heaven was very peaceful. He was embraced by both mom and dad.
他的官方Facebook上是这样写的:“在与一种罕见的不可治愈的儿童癌症抗争多年后,8岁的小多利安于周二离开了我们。我们怀着极其沉重的心情发布以下消息。多里安·穆雷已经拥有了一双美丽的天使翅膀,远离了痛苦。在充满着爱的氛围内、在父母的怀抱里,平静地走完了自己短暂的一生。”