Sweat dropped down my forehead and back, but I was determined to push forward. Though I’d never been much of a _________ , I had a crucial target—to _________my little girl, Bridie. Born in January 2017, she was diagnosed (诊断为) with sagittal craniosynostosis.

Doctors explained that she’d need _________. They also noticed that her limbs (四肢) and fingers were measuring quite short, so Bridie _________ genetic testing to find out why. When the _________ came back, we met with the specialist. He told us that the rare _________ would cause retinal degeneration (视网膜恶化), meaning she could go blind and develop kidney (肾脏) disease.

By December that year, her specialist _________ her kidneys were only functioning at 30 per cent. He admitted that a transplant (移植) might be _________ sooner. It broke my heart, and I knew I had to   _________ to help save my girl. So I __________ to give her one of my kidneys right away. After reducing my weight by running and undergoing multiple tests, I was declared a __________.

The big day finally arrived. When I came to several hours later, I was __________ that Bridie’s surgery was considered to have been a(n) __________. After two days, I was finally well enough to visit my __________ daughter. Giving her a big hug, it felt so good to see a smile on her face.

People have called me a hero, but I think any parent would do the same to save their child. Seeing the smile on our beautiful Bridie's face makes it all   __________.

When my sister Diane began playing the violin, she was seven. How did she sound? Terrible. But she didn’t _________. At twelve, she asked our parents if she could _________ a full-time music school. They said no. Actually, everyone agreed that my sister didn’t have talent.

I was better at my _________. My teacher had told my parents that I had great potential. So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to _________ me. But the only time when he was available was Saturday at 3 pm. Back then, I was _________ by the British TV show . The Avengers, which was _________ every Saturday at 3 pm. I let nothing take up my The Avengers hour. So I _________ this amazing opportunity. Today, I don’t even have a _________ in my house.

My sister became an engineer, but she _________ stopped making music. When she was in her 40s, she changed her career. She went back to college, got a __________ in music education, and became a music teacher. She starts kids off on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support she never __________

Recently, she and a pianist pal put on a recital (音乐演奏会). A big crowd of friends and family __________ for her. As she played, I looked around at the __________. Everyone was obviously enjoying the music. It occurred to me that I was the only person who remembered that 7-year-old kid making those __________ sounds and knew how far she had come, despite everything.

Talent is __________. But enthusiasm is even more important.