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Warning!!!! Character Death in following chapters.
The End
Part 1
"We got the results back on your tests."
"And?"
"You have chronic myeloid leukemia."
"What? That's not possible!"
"I'm sorry, but it's true. You can get a second opinion if you wish."
"No. So, now what? I know that's cancer, but what exactly?"
"Chronic myeloid leukemia affects the blood. The white blood cells in the marrow of your bones aren't reproducing correctly."
"What are the chances of getting rid of it?"
"Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are generally used to send the cancer into remission."
"But?"
"Chronic leukemia has no cure. Once it's in later stages, it's very difficult to achieve remission, but it can be done."
"What stage am I in?"
"Four."
"How many stages are there?"
"Five. Now, let's discuss treatment. I'd like to start you out on chemotherapy immediately."
"No."
"What?"
"How long will that give me?"
"I couldn't tell you for certain."
"How long will I have if I don't treat it at all?"
"No more than two years."
"Will the treatments give me more time?"
"It's a possibility."
"But not a certainty."
"No."
"Thank you."
"You can't leave. We need to discuss possible treatments.
"Did you not understand?! I don't want treatment! I want to spend what time I have as I want! Not chained to a bed, vomiting while you pump me full of chemical and other things. I know what that shit does to you. If it's only going to prolong my life temporarily, I'd rather spend two semi-pain-free years happily than three or four miserable pain-filled ones!"