The Doctor's Words: You Have Three Weeks

by ACORN

I stood there dumbstuck.

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I had not been expecting this. Ahh, then shock hit me:

Oh my god. How has this happened?? I mean, I’m young! This is not fair at all. Doesn’t god have any mercy??

“How long do I have?”

“Well, you have blood cancer…I would say about three weeks.”

Three weeks??? Are you kidding me?

I ran from the office terrified.

Comments

Average Reader Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

  1. The Doctor's Words: You Have Three Weeks

    More Ways Than One's Buddy Icon More Ways Than One

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I like this…I wonder where the idea came from…Good Story

  2. The Doctor's Words: You Have Three Weeks

    ACORN's Buddy Icon ACORN

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Yeah, i have no idea where the idea came from. Just popped into my head

  3. The Doctor's Words: You Have Three Weeks

    wytherwings' Buddy Icon wytherwings

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    omg. three weeks. that’s sad =[

  4. The Doctor's Words: You Have Three Weeks

    Geheim Sir Ayita's Buddy Icon Geheim Sir Ayita

    Posted 3 months ago

    cancer of the blood? how does that work

  5. The Doctor's Words: You Have Three Weeks

    Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)'s Buddy Icon Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I’m of two minds on this. On the one hand, yes, very strong, and, having known people who suffered from various cancers (some beat it, others…), I can empathize, to a certain extent, with the character.
    On the other hand:
    Doctor: I have good news and bad news. The good news is, you have six months to live.
    Patient: Six months?! What’s the bad news?
    Doctor: We found out four months ago.
    BA-DUM-BUM
    Great job! Keep it up!
    LoA

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