At 56, Clara thought her sudden weight gain and blinding pain meant the end of her life. But the clinic’s diagnosis was far more shocking. And when her estranged daughter finally discovered the truth, her reaction triggered a nightmare no one saw coming…
Inside the exam room, Lydia listened without interrupting. Clara described the pain, the swelling, the tiredness, the odd nausea that came and went like a mean little tide. She left out the worst fear at first, then finally whispered it.
“Cancer runs through my mind,” Clara said. “I know I shouldn’t say it, but it does.”
