Helping A Friend Part 2

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Syd laid down on the couch and flipped on the TV. Thiings had been spinning out of control lately and Syd was ready for things to calm dwon. Syd soon fell into a much needed sleep.
"Syd, wake up dear," Lynda said shaking Syd awake.
Syd sat up and rubbed her eyes. "What mother?"
"Lindsey is going to need more then your help and I think Emily would be the perfect thing for her."
"Maybe but Joanie said not to push their friendship, let them become friends on their own time." Syd sighed and laid back down.
"OK dear but don't come crawling back to me when Lindsey starts rebelling against chemo and ends up being my roommate."
"Mom!" Syd screamed but Lynda was already gone.

"Syd, Syd," Joanie said shaking her awake.
Syd sat up, startled. "What?"
"I just wanted to tell you that we're back," Joanie said. "We got your favorite, Cookies N' Cream."
Syd smiled and followed Joanie into the kitchen where Emily was already eating hers.
"Couldn't you have waited?" Joanie asked. "Geez."
"Sorry," Emily said with her mouth full. She swollowed. "Its just so good."
Syd grabbed a spoon from the drawer and took a bite. Then Fearless came into the room looking like he wanted some.
"No ice cream for you boy," Jim said coming into the room. He sat down at the table. "Syd, I just got off the phone with the hospital. They said Lindsey has gotten worse."
Syd couldn't believe it, she was doing so well. "She's only been on chemo three days. How can they say she's not getting well." Syd put down her ice cream and grabbed her coat. She raced out the door and toward the hospital. She had to see what was going on and save Lindsey's life.


When Syd reached the hospital she found Dr. Talbert in Lindsey's room.
"Dr. Talbert?" Syd said. she was angry but didn't want to show it in front of Lindsey who looked pale and sick on the bed. "Can we speak privately for a mpment?"
dr. Talbert led the way outside. "Is there something you needed? I'm with a patient right now."
"That little girl in there happens to be a friend of mine. How could you tell her that she's getting worse when she's only been on chemo for three days? You're scaring her half to death and putting stuff in her head that may not be true."
"Dr. Hansen I've seen her test results and the chemo isn't working. She's in an advanced stage. Now if we would have gotten this earlier then the chemo would be helping. I'm sorry, there's nothing i can do. Now if you'll excuse me Dr. Hansen I have a patient to get back to."
Syd sighed in frustration and anger. she coudn't believe that someone would scare the heck out of a child who was scared already. Syd walked around the hospital, trying to clear her head. It had been a stressful couple of days and Syd was ready for a break.
"Dr Hansen?" Syd heard someone say.
Syd turned around to fnd Katie standing behind her, a sad look on her face.
"Hi sweeite," Syd said. "Are you lost?"
"Is my sister gonna die?" Katie asked, tears rolling down her tiny cheeks.
"I don't know sweetie," Syd said. She bent down to Katie's level. "I thought she was your cousin?"
"We like to think of each other as sisters," Katie said. She smiled and wiped her tears a way. "Is she gonna be with my mommy?"
"Let's hope not but if she is then you can talk to both of them any time you want." Syd hugged the girl and led her back to Lindsey's room.
"Katie, there you are," Lynn said taking her daughter's hand. She turned to Syd. "Thank you Dr. Hansen for all you've done."
Syd smiled as she watched Katie and Lynn go into Lindsey's room. She headed for the door to go home. It had been an eventful day and Syd was ready to go home and be with her family. When she reached home she found Emily, Jim, Joanie, and Hannah in the kitchen, where she'd left them last night.
"Well, the doctor finally returns," Joanie joked when Syd came into the house.
Syd gave Joanie and annoyed look. "Funny." Syd sat down at the table and put her head in her hands. "Emily i have something to tell you."
Emily looked up. "What? Is somethng wrong?"
Syd sighed, not wanting to break the horrible news. "I'm afraid the chemo is not working for Lindsey. Her condition is in an advanced stage and the chemo isn't working. I'm afraid Lindsey is going to die."
Emily couldn't believe it. "Is there any hope?"
"We can start her on radiation but that's going to be a long time. I'm going to take over the case and keep her on chemo."
Emily smiled. "Great!"
Syd smiled. "well I'm going to go take a well deserved nap." Syd got up and headed for the guesthouse. She laid down on the bed and was soon asleep.

"You done good Syd," Lynda said appearing beside her.
Syd sat up and smiled at her mother. "yeah, and it feels good."
"Lindsey is going to get her life back thanks to you." Lynda patted her daughter on the shoulder and disappeared.


Syd awoke laughing, as she did sometimes when she had a strange or short dream. She sighed and laid back down, then Emily wheeled into the room, talking on the phone.
"Hey I gotta go, call you later," Emily said and hung up. She noticed Syd in bed. "Sorry I didn't mean to wake you."
Syd stretched. "you didn't. Who were you talking to?"
"Ally," Emily said. "She invited me to her youth group on Sunday."
Syd at up. "That's great! That should be fun."
Emily wheeled over to the computer and turned it on. "Yeah, it should be. I'm looking forward to it."
Syd nodded and laid back down. Then her beeper went off and she sighed. Syd reached for it and saw that it was the hospital. She sat up quickly and quickly put on her shoes.
"Something wrong?" Emily asked turning around.
"There's an emergency at the hospital," Syd said grabbing her purse.
"Is it Lindsey?"
Syd nodded. "I'm afraid so."


I know that this was short but I will continue later. Hope you enjoy my other stories as well.

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