After being diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer, 23-year-old Liu Yuan made two decisions.
在被诊断出胃癌晚期后，23岁的刘圆做了两个决定。
First, she planned for a series of portraits to be taken of her and her family, so she could always be with them in some capacity.
首先，她计划拍很多自己和家人在一起的照片，这样在某种程度上她就可以永远和家人在一起。
Next, she decided that her organs should be donated and her remains used for medical research.
接下来刘圆决定捐献自己的器官，遗体用于医学研究。
Liu, from Siyang County, Jiangsu province, received her diagnosis after returning home from university for summer vacation.
刘圆来自江苏泗阳，大学放暑假回家之后被诊断出患了癌症。
On July 6, Liu noticed that her abdomen felt uncomfortably swollen. She tried to ignore the discomfort, but her parents convinced her to go to the hospital.
7月6日，刘圆注意到自己的腹部非常肿胀不舒服。她本想不管这种不适感，但是她的父母劝她到医院看看。
Two days later, Liu was told by doctors that her stomach was filled with fluid caused by late-stage stomach cancer.
两天之后，医生告知刘圆她的腹部全是积水，已经是胃癌晚期了。
To her family's shock and dismay, the disease was pronounced terminal.
这一消息让刘圆的家人异常震惊和沮丧，胃癌晚期也就意味着刘圆的生命快要走到尽头了。

Following the diagnosis, Liu requested just one thing from her family.
在被诊断出胃癌晚期后，刘圆只向她的家人要求了一件事情。
Before her disease got even worse, she wanted to take a series of photos with her parents and elder brother. These, she hoped, would help them to remember her once she was gone.
在她的病情恶化之前，她想跟自己的父母和哥哥拍很多很多的照片。刘圆希望一旦她离开之后，这些照片能够帮助他们想起自己。
So, between treatments, Liu and her family went to a studio to have their first and last set of photos taken together as a family.
因此在接受治疗期间，刘圆和她的家人们去了一家摄影棚，拍摄了他们第一套、也是最后一套全家福照片。
The once-lively Liu worked hard during the photo shoot to make sure her inner sorrow wouldn't show on her face.
在拍摄照片时，曾经活泼好动的刘圆强忍着悲痛，不让内心的悲伤流露在自己的脸上。
On Sept. 28, Liu returned to the hospital, well aware that her time was short. It was then that Liu made her second request.
9月28日，刘圆回到了医院，她很清楚自己已经时日无多了。这时候刘圆提出了自己的第二个要求。
She said to her parents, "My disease is incurable; after I die, I want to donate my body to medical research. If any of my organs can help someone else to live, then I want them to live on in that capacity."
刘圆对爸爸妈妈说道："我的病治不好了；我死了之后，我想把我的遗体捐给医学研究。如果我身体里任何一个器官可以帮助别人活下去的话，那么我就希望他们能用我的器官活下去。"
In her last days, Liu's disease worsened. Her oral cavity became swollen, and she often lost consciousness.
在刘圆最后的日子里，她的病情恶化了。她的口腔变得肿起来，还经常失去意识。
On Oct. 25, on her death bed, she asked her parents to inform her university of her death, and to ensure that her remains were sent to Nanjing Medical University for medical research.
10月25日，在她去世的那张床上，刘圆请求爸爸妈妈通知大学她的死讯，并且确认将自己的遗体送往南京医科大学供医学研究之用。
Liu passed away on Oct. 27, forever 23 in the hearts of her friends and family.
10月27日，刘圆离开了这个世界，而在家人和朋友的心中，她永远是23岁。