Chapter 50

ICU

TWENTY hours have already passed, nag response naman ang gamot sa sistema ni Mama Shirley ngunit ganoon pa rin hindi ito nagkakamalay.

"Excuse me, the doctor wants to talk to the family member of the patient," napaangat kami ng tingin sa sinabing iyon ng isang nurse.

Tumayo kaming dalawa ni Mama Joan. Mama Flor is already home. Pinauwi ko muna ito upang makapagpahinga. Matapos naming bilinan ang nurse kay Mama Shirley ay tumungo na agad kami sa opisina ng doctor.

"Please sit down," wika ng doctor.

"Doc, kumusta ho ang kalagayan ng Ate ko?" panguna agad ni Mama Joan sa doctor.

The doctor sighed, and automatically we got afraid. "The patient is in a serious illness. She has brain tumors that almost kill her in just a few hours. Her brain tumors are called Astrocytomas. This kind of tumor is the most common type in both adults and children. They are a type of brain tumor called glioma. Gliomas can be put into groups according to how quickly they are likely to grow. There are 4 groups