"is she ok?!" I hear crying.
"That is what we are trying to find out ma'am, please go in the lobby." There is a calm voice. A doctor? I open my eyes slowly, "hello?" I say. It was said so faintly I thought it might have just been in my head, but the doctor hear me. "Lay down Britney your extremely sick, " the word sick and the way she said extremely scared me. I open my eyes widely now, "I'm sick? What do you mean? Of course, I'm sick but how could I be extremely sick?" I yell, I didn't expect that to come out that loud. Tubes? What the- What are these things attached to my body?! I feel trapped, I can breathe but barely maybe I should rest. "Britney calm down! It will be-" she stops, her face pail expression blank but only momentarily "it'll be ok, " her voice is not so reassuring it seems as if she is lying. "What is your name?" I ask. "Just call me Dr. M I don't like to go by my full last name." Dr. M walks out with a quick pace and another woman walks in. "Hello! I'm nurse Fitz, I will be assisting you every week!" she smiles big, but I'm not drawn in "Every week?" I say the word very carefully. "Yes ma'am I'm so sorry, I know its hard-" I cut her off "What is hard?" I lift my neck upon the propped up pillows waiting for an answer. "oh, um that. Yes um, you will see Dr. M soon ok? Ok." she yells for Dr. M and walks out, nobody comes in. I sit there for what it seems about 30min then, my mom walks in and sits on the cot. "Would you like to tell her ma'am?" says Dr. M. "I- yes I would like to.." she sniffles, "Sweetie everything is gonna be ok. I love you ok." ok. "And I sorry to say this, " go on.. "You have been diagnosed with cancer." her eyes flood with tears but she holds it back I can tell she is trying to keep me calm as if it'll all be alright. But that's ok mom because right now I have this feeling that even though everyone tells me it's gonna be ok I know they are lying it's gonna be rough, my heart dropped and my eyes water like a hose. Mom starts crying with me, and before I go back to sleep I want to leave the thought in my head that I can be a cancer survivor. I know I can.
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I can be a cancer survivor. I know I can. #CureCancer #YouCanDoIt #KeepCalmAndCarryOn 💗
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Teen FictionThis is a first person story When Britney was diagnosed with cancer she has been living a "play it safe" lifestyle. She is a survivor, or so she thinks read and find out.
