had consultations from six sepa-
rate oncologists and every one
of them gave virtually the same
diagnosis.
five years) who was planning on
spending the next 30-40 years
with her husband in a nice place,
building a life again… and now
someone just told you that in
“I would say honestly, she prob- four months it could be all over.”
ably took it worse than I did,” re-
called Richards. “Which I would
They moved down south for a
expect because the very first
variety of reasons. Tom was of-
two doctors we saw said that
fered a position that would take
he needs to start chemo right
advantage of his engineering
away and if it stays the way it is
degree; it was a chance to live in
he might live four months. Tell
an area where the cost of living
that to your relatively new wife
is much better; and he would
(at that point, they were married be closer to Nashville - a far bet-
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