The tears flow after chemotherapy
One weekend about nine-and-a-half years ago, I flew from Minneapolis, where I live, to Atlanta for a publishing conference. A colleague and I were to make a presentation to the vice-president of one of our major customers.
For a couple of weeks, I’d been plagued by a sore throat, but I’d written it off as allergies or a virus. When I tried to begin the presentation, though, all that came out was a squeak. The VP was very sympathetic, and fortunately, my colleague was able to handle the meeting.
I flew home that afternoon. The next morning, I saw my primary care physician, who referred me to a radiologist for a CT scan that very day.
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Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Rick Monteith Tags: Patient Cancer Source Type: blogs
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