When I return from the cafeteria
I head back up to the room
I sit in the chair by the window
And looking out side. to see the sun shining, all l could think about
Was how did we get here?
But nothing seems to come to mind
I'm trying to remain strong.
Thinking about our children
And knowing that their in good hands
You just tried to stay busy, by drawing in your sketch book. It always brings you comfort, art has been an outlet
Your to engrossed in your work
That you don't hear the doctor enter the room. She clears her throat
You look up, hello l'm Dr. Namoi Watts. Your wife's oncologist
I stand up and shake her hands
I'm Stef it's a pleasure to meet you
Dr. Watts takes a seat, l received
Lena's file from Dr. Garland
She reads through her notes
I can't imagine how hard this is for you and your family. Here at Nova medical center of San Diego, we believe in saving lives. You wife has Stage 2 Hoskins lymphoma
She's lucky it was caught in time
Here's the plan, she'll have chemotherapy seven days a week and then she will have a break. So her body can rest. We make sure she's getting the correct dosage of chemo
We've started her on a higher dose
Than normal, so it can kill the cancer cells. We wanna do 4 to 6 rounds
There may times she'll be weak
Tired and sick, Lena can go home on days. When she's not receiving treatment, she needs to be in a germ free environment. As you know
Her immune is extremely system is low, l want you to be prepared
in case anything happens. We just hope the chemo works, if not she'll need to have a bone marrow transplant. It has to come from a non relative, these are some of worse case scenario's. Dr. Watts tells me
I understand we just want her healthy as possible. Are kids allowed here
I asked, as for children being able to visit. They can see her for a short period of time, they can't stay the whole time. She explains
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The mother she never knew) fighting the battle
RomanceLena Adams Foster a devoted wife, mother of two she's always been in perfect health. until she is face with a life altering disease, that turns her world upside down. she's gonna have to rely on the strength of her family for support, the doctors ar...
