Altered States - Chapter Twenty-Five
“I’ve got some terriffic news to report regarding Brian’s progress with his
cancer,” Dr. Loenstein announced as he laid a blue folder down on his desk.
Howie, AJ and Kevin waited for the doctor to continue, literally holding
their breaths.
“Brian’s cancer is in complete remission and I have good reason to believe
that he will be coming out of this with his mental status intact.”
“Layman’s terms doc,” AJ requested.
Dr. Loenstein chuckled at AJ’s remark. “Basically what I’m telling you is that
Brian will be Brian again, no amnesia, his short term memory has been
affected from the chemo, there’s nothing that will ever change that, but
Brian won’t be drifting off into total unawareness. Is that more clearer to
you?”
“Crystal,” AJ replied.
“So he’s well enough to go now and actually go back to his own life and not
back to Greenville?” Howie questioned.
“Yes, he can go back to his home, not to the nursing facility,” the doctor
stated, smiling.
Kevin sighed a huge sigh of relief. He stood up and pumped the doctor’s hand
vigorously. “God, thank you so much Dr. Loenstein!”