The End of the Tunnel
By: Cate
Five months later, Marc is doing a lot better. He responded well to the chemo, better than Dana and Lu had dared to hope for. He's still in the hospital, but if all goes well, he could be home in a matter of weeks.
Marc sat up in bed, and smiled when his mother came into the room. "Hey, honey," she greeted him lovingly. She smiled back at him. 'He looks so much stronger,' she thought, relieved. There was some colour returning to his face, and he was able to move around without much help. "So, how are you feeling?"
"Better." he said. "Tired, but good."
Lu turned around to look at Dana, who had just come in holding some papers.
"Hi Lu, Marc." she greeted them warmly. "I've got some good news here. The cancer cells are still receding, at pretty much the same rate they have been for the past month or so. Which means, in as short a time as two months, the cancer could be gone completely."
"Oh my..." Lu started. "This is.. amazing."
Dana smiled, glad to see her friend so ecstatic after all she had been through. "I'll leave you two alone."
Lu hugged her son, and, as she though about what they'd gone through, a tear rolled down her cheek.
"It's OK, Mom," Marc said comfortingly. "It's almost over now."
Lu nodded, a mix of relief and euphoria washing over her. Her son was right. Soon enough, all the worry, all the sleepless nights, all the ups and downs would be finished. She hugged him again, and held him tightly, thankful that he would, in fact, come out of this allright.
By: Cate
Five months later, Marc is doing a lot better. He responded well to the chemo, better than Dana and Lu had dared to hope for. He's still in the hospital, but if all goes well, he could be home in a matter of weeks.
Marc sat up in bed, and smiled when his mother came into the room. "Hey, honey," she greeted him lovingly. She smiled back at him. 'He looks so much stronger,' she thought, relieved. There was some colour returning to his face, and he was able to move around without much help. "So, how are you feeling?"
"Better." he said. "Tired, but good."
Lu turned around to look at Dana, who had just come in holding some papers.
"Hi Lu, Marc." she greeted them warmly. "I've got some good news here. The cancer cells are still receding, at pretty much the same rate they have been for the past month or so. Which means, in as short a time as two months, the cancer could be gone completely."
"Oh my..." Lu started. "This is.. amazing."
Dana smiled, glad to see her friend so ecstatic after all she had been through. "I'll leave you two alone."
Lu hugged her son, and, as she though about what they'd gone through, a tear rolled down her cheek.
"It's OK, Mom," Marc said comfortingly. "It's almost over now."
Lu nodded, a mix of relief and euphoria washing over her. Her son was right. Soon enough, all the worry, all the sleepless nights, all the ups and downs would be finished. She hugged him again, and held him tightly, thankful that he would, in fact, come out of this allright.