CHAPTER TWO Twenty-four hours after Mom had called, Lucy and Daniel were sitting at the doctor’s office in Richmond. “I thought we got it all in surgery,” the oncologist admitted. “I was disappointed when we found more last week. But we have many things to try,” he assured the two siblings. Lucy could not look at her mother as the doctor described the future she would have. First, the radiation. Then the chemotherapy; that would make her pretty sick. Her hair would fall out. She would be so tired. Through it all Mom seemed oddly calm. They all entered a bunch of treatment appointments in their calendars as if they were signing up for tennis lessons.
Red State: Chapter 2
Red State: Chapter 2
Red State: Chapter 2
CHAPTER TWO Twenty-four hours after Mom had called, Lucy and Daniel were sitting at the doctor’s office in Richmond. “I thought we got it all in surgery,” the oncologist admitted. “I was disappointed when we found more last week. But we have many things to try,” he assured the two siblings. Lucy could not look at her mother as the doctor described the future she would have. First, the radiation. Then the chemotherapy; that would make her pretty sick. Her hair would fall out. She would be so tired. Through it all Mom seemed oddly calm. They all entered a bunch of treatment appointments in their calendars as if they were signing up for tennis lessons.