(UFPI -2001) A Victims Story Imagine waking up in a hospital trauma unit and being told by a doctor that your 15 year-old-brother is dead. I wished I had died with him. Tim and I were very close as brothers and spent a lot of time together. A drunk driver - with a blood alcohol level of more two times the legal limit - ended this. My mother and Dad lost a son, and my sister and I lost a brother. The weather was cool, but bright and sunny on May 15, 1981. Tim and I were going on a fishing trip. Tim had just bought a new fishing rod with money from part-time jobs after school. He was anxious to try out his new rod. On the way up we stopped to get something to eat. Tim was a real outdoor person - he loved nature and outdoor activities. The crash occurred when a drunk driver crossed over the center line of the road and hit us head-on. Tim and I were rushed to a hospital. The doctors tried to I Tim so they could ___II him to the Hospital III Sick Children in Toronto. IV Tims injuries were massive, V in the end they VI save him - Tim died. VII impact of the crash VIII devastating on the whole IX . My sister, who was X 13 years old, did not want to believe that Tim was dead and insisted that he had gone fishing for the weekend, and would be back on Sunday. I spent a couple of months in the trauma unit. I did not get a chance to say goodbye to my little brother. Tims funeral was held while I was in hospital. They say time heals all wounds - if thats true then there are a lot of wounds still trying to heal... Doug Abernethy (Adaptado de: http://www.web.ionsys.com/~oadd/Victim.html) GLOSSRIO: fishing rod - canio, vara de pescar try out - experimentar crash - coliso head on - de frente, frontal injury - ferimento, escoriao, traumatismo heal - sarar, curar, cicatrizar wound - ferida Complete a lacuna VII do texto marcando uma das opes apresentadas a seguir:
