Ten years ago，Morgan Zuch，a two—year—old girl from Long Island，New York，was diagnosed with leukemia(白血病)．The day that Morgan’s father Rod knew it，he made a promise，“If my daughter gets better，I will devote the rest of my life to helping others who are in the Same condition．” Fortunately．Morgan recovered gra  dually，and since then，Rod and his wife Nancy，have been helping other families with cancer．stricken children through the Morgan Center．It is the country’s first preschool for children with cancer．Because of the risk of germs, children with cancer are usually forbidden from playing with other kids．They must spend their days in hospital rooms or lying in bed at home．The Zuchs believed that children with cancer should have the opportunity to play，too． The center offers the kids and their families a safe place to connect with others who have the same problem．To reduce the risk of infections，the center's staff wash their own and the children's hands frequently，and provide each child with his or her own toys and supplies． “You feel like you’re not the sick kid’s mom，”said one child’s mother，Maura Lewinger．“It is nice because none of the parents at the center are alienated(孤立的)．” The Zuchs run the center as a non-profit organization and any family can bring their children to the center for free．Nancy Zuch works as the head teacher-with a little help from her daughter Morgan, now l2 years old．Today，Morgan is strong and healthy，and loves to provide support for the children who are going through the difficult time that she once went through．She says she wants to be a teacher at the Morgan Center when she grows up. 小题1:The Zuchs created the Morgan Center ．
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