Chapter 8
"Oh wow cancer", Lu gasped. "Yeah I never thought I would have it but I do. It's never gone in remission at all", Erin said "I guess it wouldn't hurt me to see if I'm a match for you after all you are my daughter", Lu said as she held Erin in her arms. "Really you would do that for me?" Erin asked sounding surprised. "Yes, of course I'll do that for you. I've always had to tell my cancer patients that, but I never thought I would have to do this one day", Lu said. "Yeah well me neither. I'm going to go take a bath, I hope you don't mind", Erin said as she made her way to the bathroom. "No I don't mind", Lu said as she went to go sit on the couch. Erin turned on the bath water, took off her clothes, and sat on the toilet while she held a razorblade in her hand. I can't believe I'm cutting again. I guess this stress is way more then I could handle, she thought to herself as the blade cut across the skin of her arm. She dabbed the blood with some toilet paper and lay in the bathtub for an hour. After a while later she sat on the couch with Lu and laid her head on Lu's lap. "When can you go get tested"? Erin asked. Lu was stroking Erin's hair and said: "I'll make an appointment for Monday morning so I'll call now", Lu got the phone and dialed the oncology center at the RWCH. "Yes, hi this is Dr. Lu Delgado; I would like to get tested for a possible bone marrow match for my daughter Erin"? Lu asked. "We have an appointment for Monday at 8am", the receptionist said. "Yes that will do thanks", Lu said as she hung up the phone. "This is more then what I can handle", Erin said as she sat up. "What do you mean", Lu asked. "Cancer and the adoption was a huge mind blow for me. I might die Lu and I don't want to", Erin sat there and cried. "I can't take this any more. All of this crap from my parents, I couldn't take it if you had rejected me; and I'm glad you didn't or else I would literally killed myself", Erin said as she looked at Lu. "I never would have rejected you like most people. I'm here for you and always will be", Lu said as she stood up. "Come here and let me hug you", Lu said. They stood there a while and just hugged, and Erin cried until she had fallen asleep yet again.