Thanks to those who reviewed…it's greatly appreciated…some of you were complaining about that I didn't go into enough depth with the cancer…sorry about that it's just I'm not a doctor and I'm trying to look for more info on it to give you some background on it and maybe explain it more in depth in this chapter.
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing except Jeff, Nicky, Jenn, Allie, Matt and Seth's song(s).
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Allie contemplated what to do about her situation. If she amputated her leg, she'd be without a right leg. If she got the surgery, it wouldn't be so bad. Chemotherapy would make her weak and eventually die…she didn't know what to do…it seemed to her that every treatment had a flaw. While Allie was left alone contemplating what she should do, Seth and Summer were talking with the doctor.
"I apologize for my brief explanation before…"
"Just tell us what she's got."
Seth was getting furious and angry. His only daughter had cancer.
"Well…like I said…it's osteogenic sarcoma also known as osteosarcoma. It's a tumour that grows on the leg."
The doctor showed an x-ray photo of Allie's leg.
"As you can see here…this little bump just below the knee around the shin area, is the tumour. Now, if she was to do the surgery, prior to that she will have to do chemotherapy. This will try to get rid of some of the tumour. You know kill as many cancer cells as we possibly can. When the surgery occurs, we'll try to get as much of the tumour off as we can…Allie has told me that she has broken her right leg twice before in the same spot is that correct?"
"Yes…when she was 11…"
"That may be one of the causes of the cancer."
"Anything else that we need to know about?"
"If you hope for a chance of a more permanent cure, a leg amputation is always open. Um…common chemotherapy medications may vary. All I can say Mr. Cohen is that we are very lucky to have detected the cancer so soon…usually it takes a while for it to spread. Luckily we found that it hasn't spread far."
"How soon can we get a treatment going?"
"Depends…at the moment…I'd say within a week or so. Anything else you'd like to know? Any questions?"
"No."
"Okay well some background stuff…uh…if we were to perform treatments, it doesn't just stop there. Allie will have to go to regular check-ups and appointments just in case. She may be given certain medication following the surgery."
"Thanks."
With that, the doctor left Seth and Summer. They stood outside Allie's door looking in on her. She was staring out the window with a troubled look on her face.
"This should never have happened to her."
"I know Cohen…she's a good kid."
"She's great…"
Seth was beginning to tear up. Summer wrapped a comforting arm around his shoulders. Summer was trying her best to hold her pain inside. She had only known Allie for a few months and now she has a sickness that may or may not be or have been life threatening. Summer was realizing, so much more than before, how much she had regretted leaving. Of course she knew that she had regretted it, but if she had any doubt not to regret it…this event certainly changed all of that.
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About two days later, Allie was let out of the hospital to go home. She had decided to the surgery and follow-ups afterwards. In about 10 days she would find herself back in the hospital. Allie continued with school and made her teachers aware of her situation and how she would be absent for a number of days.
Seth couldn't concentrate on his music video and most of the time came home sad or with water dripping down his face. One day he came home as miserable as ever. It was the day before the surgery and Seth was wondering what would happen if the surgery was unsuccessful. He sat out on the porch of his home sitting on the steps with his chin in his hand. He was thinking about the surgery when the door opened to reveal Summer. She sat beside him and gave him a cup of coffee.
"Hey…thanks."
"No problem. How are you holding up?"
"…you know that feeling when you just wanna rewind and prevent stuff from happening?"
"Yeah…"
"That's how I'm holding up…not good."
"…I know…I've only known her for a little while…I feel like all I've ever done was let you and her down."
"…not true…for the short amount of time that you've been here…you've been good to Allie and me…that's all we'll ever need okay?"
Seth put his arm around Summer this time and gently kissed her lips.
"I'm gonna go inside…spend some time with Allie…you coming?"
"I'll be in, in a few."
Seth sat outside for a couple more minutes. Summer made her way inside the house and found Allie in the family room picking out a movie.
"Hey mom."
"Hey hun…watcha doin?"
"Trying to pick out a movie to watch seeing as how as of tomorrow I'm gonna be drugged…wanna watch a movie before I go unconcious."
"What did you have in mind?"
"Dennis the Menace."
"Oh my God…the last time I watched that was 18 years ago…I was your age."
Mother and daughter sat on the couch together. They sat the exact same way; backs on the back of the couch, knees up to their chest with one hand resting on the knee. The only difference was that Allie's head leaned on Summer's shoulder. About 20 minutes into the movie, Seth came into the family room and sat on the other side of Allie. The three of them watched Mason Gamble yell "HEY MR. WILSON." What none of them realized is that they all fell asleep together.
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Seth and Summer were in the waiting area of the hospital along with Ryan, Marissa, Sandy, Kirsten and Neil. The kids were with Julie for the day and the 5 of them wanted to be there for Allie, Seth and Summer.
"Son…how you doing?"
"Nervous."
"Summer?"
"Same Mr. C."
"Hey man…don't worry about…she'll be fine…I know it…she's a fighter."
"I know…remember when she tackled Jenn?"
"Which caused her to break the first leg? Yeah…"
"That was funny…"
Flashback
"Jenn…JENN…come back here…"
An 11 year old Allie chased a 10 year old Jenn around Sandy and Kirsten's house. They were goofing around when Allie grabbed Jenn by her knees and tackeld her to floor.
"I WIN…"
Being angry, Jenn pushed Allie backwards which caused her to fall down the stairs.
End of Flashback
Allie sat fiddling her thumbs in a hospital room when an unfamiliar looking doctor walked in.
"Hi Allie…I'm Dr. Wilkinson…I'm an anesthesiologist."
"That's a mouth full."
"Yeah…I'm basically gonna take care of you throughout the entire surgery…"
"…and you drug me…"
"If you wanna put it that way then…yes…do you wanna be a doctor?"
"I dunno…"
"Well…let me give you a head's up…don't tell anyone I told you this but it could be fun sometimes…okay so let me tell you what it gonna happen…you're gonna get medicated…you know the chemo process it was or should have been explained to you by your other doctor. To sum it up…basically we're gonna give you medication which will attempt to destroy as many cancer cells as possible. Then when you go into the surgery, they're gonna remove as much of the tumour as they can…okay?"
"Yup."
"So I'm gonna ask you a few questions that I'm sure you've answered before…but we just need to take every precaution…okay?"
"Okay…"
"So…you have any allergies?"
"Nope…"
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They all waited anxiously…it had been nearly two hours since Allie had gone into the surgery. All of them were there…worried…wanting to know how the surgery was going. Summer's thoughts took her away from reality as her thoughts went back to the day Allie was born.
Flashback
Summer is sitting on the bed in the recovery room. Her bed is near the window with a beautiful view of the beach. Waves were crashing with the sand and she saw millions of people hanging out with each other. Surfers challenged the waves as the sun shined brightly. She thought to herself how much her life would change when she went home. She knew she wouldn't be able to continue the wonders of being 18 when she finally got out of the hospital. Her thoughts were interrupted by a light knock at the door. Seth walked in with a Margherita flower in his hand. He gave her a slight smile and headed over to her. He handed her the flower and she blushed a little bit. She remembered back at school when ha had given her the flower and explained that there was a bouquet in a vase on his kitchen counter and he would give her one each day hoping to run into her just so he could apologize.
"You remember?"
"Yeah…"
"…Well this time around I'm giving you one each day to remind myself how lucky I am to love you…"
"Cohen…where's the baby?"
"Wow…not exactly the answer I was hoping for…but the nurse said she'll bring her up in about 5."
"Okay…c'mere."
Summer patted the bed and he sat down on the edge. He grabbed her hand and lightly caressed it with his thumb. At that moment the nurse brought the baby into the room and handed her to Summer. Summer looked down at her baby and her heart jumped. The baby was looking at her with her big brown eyes and cute cheeks. Summer started to tear as she played with her little hands. Seth put his arm around Summer and kissed her forehead.
End of Flashback
Summer had actually begun to tear as she was brought back to reality. The doctor had come out to tell them how the surgery went…
"Mr. Cohen?..."
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Sorry for the short chapter…if anyone has any questions about the cancer…I'll be sure to answer them in the next chapter…for now…please review!...little cliffhanger there for you…
