"After visiting Hermes, I headed for Sisi's room.
She was alone, lying stomach-down on the bed without a word, her abdomen cushioned by a pillow.
Upon hearing the doctor enter, she twisted her head to look up, beads of sweat covering her forehead like tiny soybeans.
"Sisi?"
Dr. Yang noted her anguished state, likely a result of the pain caused by a metastatic liver tumor. The tumor was located beneath the capsule of the liver, expanding as it grew and stimulating the pain receptors on the surface of the liver capsule, leading to extreme discomfort.
"Is the pain unbearable? Half a dose of Diclofenac!" directed Doctor Yang, delivering an oral medical instruction.
Cancer pain relief is managed systematically, the analgesics slowly escalating in potency. This wasn't Sisi's first experience with pain; it had been a long time coming.
Still lying down, Sisi raised her hand in a dismissive manner: "It's okay, I can bear it."
