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Finding Out

June 2, 2014
By Anonymous

Here I am sitting here in my room waiting for my mother to call me downstairs. This is the day I have been dreading for a week. I have to go to the doctors office to find out what is wrong with me. They said it might be cancer, and I am so scared. I believe that I am in a very bad dilemma. I also think that if I have cancer, it is going to be a very perennial disease. "Daniella it is time to go to the doctor.", my mother shouted. I responded by saying, "Ok mom I will be down in a second." This has been a very erratic week.

Now I must walk down the stairs, and I am trying to put this off. The stairs seem so long and treacherous, and my hands are so sweaty. "Daniella hurry up or else we will be late.", my mother called. "Ok mom I am coming.", I returned. Here I go walking down the stairs dreading every step I take. Halfway to the bottom, quarter left. I have reached the bottom.

"Come on Daniella we are going to be late.", my mother says. She looked very comely today. "Ok mom I am coming.", I said. "Ok well we need to get going.", she returned. "I know, I know.", I said. I walk outside and hop into the passengers eps eat of the car. My mother climbs in, and starts the car. She soon begins to drive, and we are on our way. I probably should of fortified myself for this day more.

On our way there I was just sitting there freaking out. My mother asked, "Daniella are you ok?" I just answered, "I'm fine mom just nervous, because I do not want to have cancer." She replied, "It is ok I am sure you do not, but the most important thing is early detection." "Ok mom.", I said nervously. With the end of my statement we arrived at the doctors office.

"Ok sweetie we are here let's walk in.", my mother said. "Ok I am ready to go in.", I replied. We began walking in, but we were not talking. As soon as we walked in my mother walked up to the front desk lady. I sat down in a chair as far away from them as I could be, because I did not want to hear what they were talking about. I do not even want to be here, but I know how long my doctor takes so I have time to think.

"Daniella, the doctor is ready to see you, you can come back now.", the nice nurse called. My mother and I started to walk up to the door, and the nurse asked, "How are you doing Daniella?". I replied by saying, "I am ok, just really nervous.". The nurse said, "Ok, but there is really nothing to be nervous about.". "Ok.", I replied nervously.

As we walk into the back my hands are getting sweatier and the more I feel like I am going to throw up. I also feel like I am going to faint, and I also feel very cumbersome. If they say that this is cancer, I think that I will ball my eyes out and then I will probably faint. Then they will have to write up extra paperwork. I would not want to do that to them, that would be horrible. Even though I cannot control if I faint or not I will still feel bad.

Now we are in the room that the doctor will be seeing us in now. I know that my doctor like to tantalize people, so I wonder if he will do the same today. "Here we are, and you may have a seat the doctor will be in shortly.", the nurse said. "Ok thank you.", my mom returned. My mother sat down in a chair while I sat down on the table, because I knew that they would make me sit up there eventually. I also know that, because my doctor takes forever I finally have time to think. I sure hope that today is not the day that he is running on time or early.

Ok so now it is time to think about this. Last week I was at the hospital getting tests and they told my that by the looks of my blood I probably have cancer. After that they told me that I was free to leave. My mom and I went home and I cried. Now today is the day that we get my results. I hope that my results do not show that I have cancer. My mom thinks that I will be fine, but I do not think so.

I hear the door handle wiggling, so I guess that the doctor is coming up. "Hello Daniella, how are you?", Dr. Smith asked. He seemed very mediocre. He was also very unflinching as he spoke to me, and he was also very terse with what he said. I returned by saying, "I am ok I guess.". He then just moved on to my results, "Now Daniella your results have come back, and they are not very good.". "Why what is wrong with my daughter?", my mother asked. "Oh do not be afraid Mrs. Cortez there is only little to worry about with your daughter.", he stated.

Dr. Smith then looked me in the eye and said tersely, "Daniella, you are being diagnosed with leukemia cancer." He then said, "I can see that you two need time to talk and think about this, but I will be back to look at our options circumspectly." He then just walked out of the room hanging his head like this was the worst thing that he ever had to do. I think that my test results are spurious that is, because I am very opinionated. My mother and I just looked at each other in disbelief as we both were trying to hold back tears. L think that the doctor will admonish me on certain things. "We are going to muddle through this sweetie.", my mom said. I felt like the doctor was playing a feint on me. "That's all I can remember, because after that it is just blank.", I said. "Alrighty Daniella I think that is fine, and that is all for today.", my therapist said.


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This is a piece of writing that talks about a girl named Daniella going to the doctor to discover if she has cancer.

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