Aiden swallowed a huge lump in his throat. If his grandmother was doing just fine, then she would be released by now. On the other hand, he did not want to think about the worst possibility. Maybe the doctors discovered something and just wanted to talk to him about it.
Yes.
Aiden put his phone into his jeans pocket and jumped on his bicycle to ride to Saint Johanna's hospital.
Grandma Thompson was delivered to the emergency station upon entering. After an initial check-up, the luckier patients were released after the doctor in charge wrote a few prescriptions for vitamins and informed the families to keep the patients hydrated and well-nourished. The unluckier ones were assigned to the specialists, and that was the first clue that something serious was happening.
The doctor in charge of Grandma Thompson was Dr. Hunter, a specialist in oncology. When Aiden first heard about his specialty, his heart lurched to the bottom of his stomach.
"Possibly leukemia...?"
