A four-year-old boy is keeping the memory of his dead dad alive by drawing a picture of him every day.
为了纪念去世的父亲,一名四岁的小男孩每天都会画一幅关于父亲的画。

Little Dylan Mummery draws daily pictures and collects photos to remember his amazing dad Jon - a cystic fibrosis suffer who died in March at the age of 41 while waiting for a double lung transplant.
迪伦·马默里的父亲乔恩患有囊胞性纤维症,今年三月在等待双肺移植手术时去世,享年41岁。小迪伦为了纪念爸爸每天都会画画和收集照片。

But with the help of his mum Issy, Dylan is making sure they still take time to remember Jon every single day.
在妈妈伊西的帮助下,迪伦每天都会用一点时间来纪念父亲。

Issy, 37, from Leicester, said: "Dylan and Jon were incredibly close, they were always with one another.
伊西今年37岁,来自莱斯特,她说:“迪伦和乔恩很亲,两人经常形影不离。”

"When Jon died he started drawing pictures of his dad every day, it’s amazing to see the memories they shared.
“乔恩去世时,迪伦就开始每天给他画画,我很高兴能看见他们一同的回忆。”

When Jon died Issy knew she needed to create something to not only help Dylan come to terms with losing his father and best friend, but also so they could look through their family memories together.
乔恩去世后,伊西明白自己需要做点什么来帮助迪伦接受父亲去世这一事实,同时也能让自己和儿子一起温习过去的美好回忆。

She said: "It's one of his favourite things to do, everything he draws is related to his dad and the memories they shared.
她表示:“这是他最喜欢做的事情之一,他画的每样东西都跟他的爸爸以及他们俩之间的回忆有关。”

"He even painted Jon's funeral and called it 'daddy's grave field.'
“他甚至画了乔恩的葬礼,把它叫做‘爸爸的墓地’。”

"Jon's biggest fear was dying before getting to see our son grow up.
“乔恩最害怕的事情就是还没见到儿子长大就不得不离开。”

"He desperately wanted to be a part of our lives forever and this way he can be.
“他很希望永远都能和我们在一起,而用这种方式,他就可以完成这一心愿了。”

Issy is now fundraising for Glenfield Hospital for refurbishments on the cystic fibrosis wards.
伊西目前在为格伦菲尔德医院筹款,她希望利用善款翻修医院的囊胞性纤维症治疗病房。

She said: "Our situation highlighted the need to raise awareness about organ donation and I want to raise money because of the amazing care Jon received.
她表示:“我们的情况恰恰说明了提高器官捐赠意识的重要性,乔恩生病后得到了很好的照顾,因此我想为医院筹款。”

"I hope more people sign up to the organ transplant list once reading our story, if there were more donors Jon would be here today."
“我希望读到我们的故事后会有更多人成为器官移植志愿者,若当时有更多的志愿者,乔恩就可以活下来了。”

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