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Post by Koneko VonDee/Lainey VonDee on Apr 9, 2007 20:33:44 GMT -5
"Depends on what kind of cancer,where is has spread to,and how much chemo she'll have to take.Of course they'll need to take a sample of the tumor.That will require surgery."The nurse said sadly. "They said if they could catch it in time I should be ok....but if it has already spread to my..."She said as she coughed up blood. "Lungs."Lainey finished. "Thank you,yes,my lungs...only time will tell if I'd be ok...and it seems from the blood that is is spreading faster than they thought it would.I need to get to a hosptial..and soon.I think I can drive myself."Koneko said pulling a ring of keys from her pocket. Lainey looked at Koneko. "Sissy,I'll drive.Let's get you to the car."Lainey said picking up Koneko and carrying her towards her pink Mustang. "Cal....will you come with me?Plea--"She said as she threw up again. Koneko's eyes turned blue,a normal blue. "Please.And you,too,Kate."Koneko said as she became weaker. Lainey looked at them. "We'll get her to the hospital and get her into surgery...she will have to go in immeaditly."Lainey said as she held her sister tight.
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Post by calypsoARION on Apr 9, 2007 20:40:45 GMT -5
Calypso nodded, standing up. All the details he'd just heard about the cancer.. they'd hadn't really sunk in. It was just words, meaningless words. He couldn't focus, he felt sick. The blood, the cancer, the guilt... But there was one part he'd heard, Koneko asking him to come, too. And so of course he wouldn't say no. Even if all he wanted to do was find his own little corner and puke. Maybe eat 'till he hurt, and then puke. He wasn't sure exactly. But Calypso couldn't do that right now. There'd be time for that later. "...Need help carrying her?" he asked Lainey, who seemed to be supporting all of Koneko's weight. He'd try to focus now, really focus, and forget how he felt. There were more important things going on.
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Post by Koneko VonDee/Lainey VonDee on Apr 9, 2007 20:46:31 GMT -5
"No,I've got her."Lainey said adjusting Koneko's postion. )(I figured we could rp the hospital here because there isn't one)( Lainey loaded Koneko into the passenger seat.She clicked her seatbelt closed and climbed into the driver's seat.She looked out the window.She waited for Kate and Cal. "Both of you can ride in my car.Sorry if it has a storng smell of cherries."She said trying hard not to cry.
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Post by Bob The Unnamed on Apr 9, 2007 20:48:29 GMT -5
Kate could only nod. "yeah, yeah" she said nodding. Her fingers dug into the sides of her body. She knew she might have finger nail marks in her sides but she needed something to wake her up. A little voice in her head was screaming at her wake up! wake up! You're dreaming, a really baad dream, just wake up or you'll be late to your first class. Nope, she did not suddenly start and wake up in her room. She closed her eyes and re-opened them, same ugly room. Shit. One arm stayed wrapped around herself, the other was up, finger tips brushing her lips, teeth working to bite down the alerady short nails. What could she do but follow? [/size]
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Post by Koneko VonDee/Lainey VonDee on Apr 9, 2007 20:56:22 GMT -5
Lainey hit a button on her dash and both doors opened,sucide style(no pun intended).
She waited for Cal's response.She looked him straight into the eyes as if to say 'this wasn't your fault'.She knew he felt bad,so did Kate,she could tell by the way their eyes got fearful.
'We're killing daylight.'She smiled. Koneko curled up in the seat in a semi-ball.She didn't want to go to the hosptial,but she knew she had no choice.
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Post by calypsoARION on Apr 9, 2007 21:01:00 GMT -5
Calypso followed to the car, almost zombie like. So much for focusing. And without thinking, he just slipped into the back seat, fastening his seat belt. He might as well have been sleepwalking. "Cherries..." he said, simply repeating the word he'd heard Lainey use. He blinked. He really needed to snap out of this weirdness, pay attention. He bit his lip, until he felt a bit of blood. The taste made him sick, but it had done his job. He was fully awake and alert again. So he looked around him, at the car he couldn't remember getting into, at Lainey, at Koneko, and Kate. "It smells like cherries," he said, stupidly.
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Post by Bob The Unnamed on Apr 9, 2007 21:08:10 GMT -5
Kate smiled at Cal. Patting his hand she mummbled "It's ohkay Boo" Talking, sharing thoughts, feelings-- made it all the more real. Sure she loved the egde, but this was not the egde. This was taking a rope, tying one and to you, and the other around a tree, the jumping-- maybe the rope will stop me, maybe I'll just die. Trying not to touch anyone, for everyone seemed to close, she looked forward. Eyes on the road, eyes on the road, we're only going 40 this is a stang, can't we sped a little. [/size]
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Post by Koneko VonDee/Lainey VonDee on Apr 9, 2007 21:10:49 GMT -5
Lainey drove off to the hospital.She carried Koneko into the hosptial,to a desk. "We need Dr.Blake.He is the children's cancer specialist.My sister needs to have the tumor surgery."Lainey said,choking on the word surgery. A few minutes later,the doctor came down.He looked at Koneko. "She's back?"He asked. Lainey nodded. "She can't walk...blood loss...depressiuon spirling into her self-injuring.She is very sick and the surgery needs to be done.Fast."Lainey said handing her over to a nurse that laid Koneko on bed and walked to the operating room. Dr.Blake walked out around 3 hours later.He had a sad look on his face. "Is....she...ok?"Lainey said in ragged gasps. "We removed the tumor...she'll need to get to chemotherepy.There are som side effects...the cancer is called Osteogenicsarcoma.Bone cancer.It has attacked her bones and made them less strong then what they were.Stress triggered the cutting and the pain.I don't care who put her under so much pressure,but she will loose all of her hair.That is one of the side-effects.Another is that it could cause another cancer to form.Leukiema.But if all goes well,we should have the cancer treated and kept under control by daily chemo treatments.That means 6 hours at a hospital.3 to give the chemo and 3 to flush it out of her kidneys with salt water.But she shouldn't have to come back often than that,unless the cancer worsens.It has attacked her lungs.Not very bad,but still making it harder for her to breath.We can't realease her tonight.I will be giving her a prescription for Oxycotin.She is getting her IV right now and will be realeased in the morning."The doctor concluded.
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Post by calypsoARION on Apr 9, 2007 21:18:52 GMT -5
Calypso made his way into the hospital, and watched as Koneko was taken away for surgery... And then the three hours passed in kind of a blur. Somewhere in there, he'd excused himself to the bathroom, to puke. Except he'd had nothing to puke up except water, so for a while it was just dry heaves. The worst feeling ever. But he made sure not to be in the bathroom too long, in case there was news. So he had been sitting in the waiting room, clenching his fists until the nails dug into his palms, when the doctor came back with news. Again, the words were meaningless noises. He wanted to ask someone to explain it to him in plain English. Tell him the important stuff. But he couldn't focus enough to figure out the important words from everything else. So he simply sat, staring, while the doctor told them all the news. Finally, he gave up trying to understand, and just asked his own question. "When can we see her?"
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Post by Bob The Unnamed on Apr 10, 2007 10:38:11 GMT -5
Kate had told herself in those three hours, basically the same thing over and over. Can't cry, don't cry, won't cry. Be strong be strong. Her wallet already slim was thinner still by the end of these blur of three hours. Why? She had taken many trips to get candy. Sweets-- nervous eater? Yes. She thought she'd gotten rid of this bad habit, but I guess not. Every time a doctor passed she resisted the urge to jump up and question. But-- this one was stopping in front of them. His face grave... She willed him to walk on; she wished he'd move to the family next to them. The scolded herself for wishing bad things on others. As the doctor talked she mumbled in and undertone, trying to force important words to sick with her. "Osteogenicsarcoma...6 hours...We can't release her tonight...will be released in the morning." She only took it in with a nod, eyes watching those ugly plain white nurse shoes pass. She'd never taken notice to them before; she'd never thought they were ugly before, just plain. I guess she just needed something to call her away from this horrid time. [/size]
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Post by Koneko VonDee/Lainey VonDee on Apr 10, 2007 19:56:25 GMT -5
Koneko was lying on a bed in her hospital room.She looked around,being quite drowsy from the medicine. "You can see her now if you wish...she requested that a Cal see her as soon as she was out.She seemed really upset before surgery.And I know it couldn't have been from the cancer."The doctor said looking between the two.
The doctor started walking towards Koneko's room.Lainey followed closely.Tears in her eyes.
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Post by calypsoARION on Apr 10, 2007 20:01:55 GMT -5
He nodded a little, standing up. What he could expect, he wasn't really sure. Calypso didn't even know if Koneko was awake. But he'd find out soon, he supposed, as he followed Lainey and the doctor to the room. At least he was a little more alert now, since the doctor was using words simple enough for him to understand at the moment. Stepping into Koneko's room, however, he needed to pause to get his focus again. It didn't seem real, but there she was.. on the hospital bed. Awake. "Hey.. how do you feel?" he asked.
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Post by Koneko VonDee/Lainey VonDee on Apr 10, 2007 20:06:07 GMT -5
"I feel better now that I have seen you.Are you ok,koi-kun?"She questioned as she rubbed her short hair.They had to cut it off to do the surgery.
Lainey walked over to Koneko she hugged her tightly. "My sister...my only sister...my baby sister."Lainey could barely get out.
Koneko patted the end of her bed. "Come and sit,Cal.I wanted to talk to you."Koneko said fishing around in her jeans. She pulled out a ring box.It had a sterling silver and diamond ring in it. "It is a friendship ring.I have one for you,too,Kate."Koneko said pulled out another ring box that contained a gold and ruby ring.
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Post by calypsoARION on Apr 10, 2007 20:22:59 GMT -5
"Me? I'm.. I'm okay," he said, not quite honestly. So maybe he was still freaking out inside. And still feeling like he needed to puke. Again. But she didn't need to know that. After all... he might be feeling nauseous, but she had cancer. Not to mention quite a bit of blood loss. So yeah, in comparison to her, he was okay. Calypso sighed a little, and walked over to the end of the bed. And sat down. He looked at the people in the room, from Koneko to Lainey to Kate.
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Post by Koneko VonDee/Lainey VonDee on Apr 10, 2007 20:27:24 GMT -5
Koneko watched him. "Don't feel bad,koi-kun.I will be ok.The chemo should stop the cancer.My lungs will heal up hopefully...All I wished has come true.I have made some really nice friends....found a cute boy...and had my sister come to love me.That is all I could ask for.That and..well..nevermind."Koneko blushed deeply as she watched Cal.
Lainey watched Cal then Koneko and Cal again.
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