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Chapter 1 – Prologue
”I’m going in for a needle biopsy on Tuesday. We’ll find out then if there’s anything to worry about.”
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“You’re looking very serious Dr. Shapiro.” Dana Fairbanks joked as she fiddled with her Blackberry.
“Well I will try not to be too serious Dana.”
The professional tennis player put away the Blackberry and gave her full attention to the Oncologist as he closed the medical file he’d been studying.
“Dana the results of your biopsy indicate what we call infiltrating ductal carcinoma.”
“… ductal carcinoma.” Dana repeated the diagnosis putting emphasis on ‘ductal’. Her expression indicating that she has knowledge of what this means. She listens intently as Dr. Shapiro continues.
“From the texture of the lump I can tell you that we should be planning either a lumpectomy and auxiliary node dissection or mastectomy.”
“Are … Are you sure?”
Dr. Shapiro sensed Dana’s fear and tries to soften the news, but all Dana can think of is; I have CANCER. “You know Dana this is not a death sentence.”
Dana got up from the couch and walked over to the large window in the doctor’s office. She faces out but is more focused on her own reflection staring back at her than the view outside. She still hasn’t quite grasped the gravity of what she’s being told. Dana remained quiet as she contemplates the news. Dr. Shapiro tries to comfort her but all he manages to do is fill the pregnant pauses in their conversation. “We are going to take very good care of you … is there someone you’d like to call Dana … would you like to do this another time?”
“No no I just …” sighs “I just need you to tell me what I need to do.”
“Well we need to schedule you for surgery … assuming you want to reconstruct the breast …”
“… Reconstruct.” Dana’s mind wanders again and again as Dr. Shapiro struggles to keep her focused.
“Assuming you want to reconstruct we can do that at the same time as the mastectomy but it will take a little longer to get you scheduled because we have to get you in to see the plastic surgeon.”
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I love that you repost a story again, but i totally hate season three. Tina was a terrible bitch and that is the nicest description.
But i am in for the journey.
I agree Tina was not a very nice person at all in season 3 but I too am in. Thanks
Finally you are reposting this story! I don’t think that you remember,but not long ago I’ve asked you if you would continue this dramatic but beautiful story.I’m happy and thankful for it!!
Guiga, I wasn’t planning to re-post my old stories but changed my mind. I appreciate that you remembered this one and asked for it. It was a beautiful story even though it started out badly. There were a lot of twists and turns that I didn’t expect while I was writing it. It took on a life of it’s own as many stories do. I hope you enjoy the second time around.
I’m very sure that I will.Thanks for replying.
Tina was in bitch mode in that season .she was really smelling herself and being nasty to BETTE so write ur story.i’m in over here. pps
Thank you die-hard readers for sticking with me. You will come to love Tina again, but it’s going to take a few chapters and a lot of heartbreak before that happens. I think I made her out to be even worse in this story than she was on the show; but as I said I had to break them in order to rebuild them. This will be hard to take in daily doses so I will post once a week.
I don’t know if I can take this one BAT. The cancer story is too near to home for me and personally been revived too recently.
I cried all through Series 3 and in my opinion the story should have had Dana surviving and the drama been around that survival.
I didn’t want to but I hated Tina in Series 3 and I will find that hard to relive.
As you know I am also, a ‘tenderhearted Tibetter’
However I will be giving you a try, perhaps once a week will not be too bad although I love the daily post.
Try and lay off the cliffhangers !!
Hey SassyGran. Thanks for your comment. I’m sorry to hear of your personal cancer story. This was a difficult period to revisit on the show. I was actually inspired to write this story as my way of ‘fixing’ some of the tragic events that took place in S3. Dana’s storyline is similar to the show, but in mine she does survive and she has a lot of support, friendship and love to get her through. My reason for having Dana’s cancer story parallel Bette and Tina’s was to create a bonding experience between the two women. I was very touched by the scene where Dana was in Bette’s bedroom after she blew up at Lara, and Bette helped her to release her anger through meditation. There were a few other snippets during the show’s run that made me think they could have been better friends. You will see that bond blossom in this story. Thanks for giving it a try.
You saying that Dana survives will ensure I continue to read as will the fact that you add with ‘a lot of support, friendship and love’ because this is the only way to get through Cancer. I agree with your thoughts on Bette and Dana’s relationship in particular taking her to that ‘special place’ in her mind.
Life is never the same after Cancer but it is better than the alternative.
Bat..this is actually one of my favorite stories of yours …look forward to reading it again.!
Hey Bat, first of all let me apologize for not commenting on your repost of Out of the mouth of Babes, but I was so far behind with trying to catch up with your posts that I couldn’t make it before you posted the last chapter.
So glad you decided to repost this incredible story and still hope you are going to finish it. Really looking forward to the journey you are going to take us with this story. Thanks so much for sharing your exceptional talent with us.
Ok !! I will embark with you on this trip Bat.
It was a real pain the third season, it was terrible!
however, I managed to survive.
Glad to hear that Dana will survive the cancer was
very sad IC killing this character, in my opinion,
if she had made Dana is a cancer survivor, would have a major
message that we can survive.
Tibette am and I will follow it.
The complete constellation.
Bear hug
Phew, s3 rewrite? Well, I’ll definitely give your story a go because I disliked so much what they did with the show on Tv that all you’ll do to change the course of s3 will be better than what I saw. I’m definitely in!
And if you say you’ll try to make Tina at least a little bit more real and less hateable then I already love your story.
I’ve fasten my seatbelt and anxiously wait for the next part. Go for it!
I was never a Dana fan but I’ll be damn if I didn’t go through 2 fat ass rolls of Charmain toilet tissue……it was snot and tears everywhere! Season 3 Tina showed her ass I’m hooked looking forward to part 2