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KINSLEY
PRESENT DAY
In times like this, how do you cope? How do you let someone slip away right before your eyes? Watch them take their last breath. I can’t do that. Not to a woman who has given me everything within her power. I won’t stand by and watch her die. I’m a doctor. I took an oath to save lives. What kind of doctor would I be if I don’t do everything possible to save my mother’s life? Even if she does have a rare disease, that’s stealing the light from her brown eyes.
According to her doctors, they have tried all possible treatments. Unfortunately, there are no other options available for her condition. After my father passed away, my mother placed the life insurance money in a trust fund for my college education. She worked multiple jobs throughout my childhood to support us. Eventually, she was able to attend community college and earn an associate’s degree, which allowed her to work only one job to provide for our family. My mother had been adamant about giving me the best of everything. She claimed it had been what my father had wanted for me.
My whole life, my mother had always put my needs above her own. So when I find out about her illness, I make it my mission to do everything in my power to help her.
My mom and I are seated across from the doctor who is overseeing her treatment. For about an hour, I list off every medical option that has been attempted in hopes of curing her illness.
“I hold his gaze and ask firmly, "Dr. Kato, have you truly explored every possible solution?”
"I'm right here," Mom interjects, a hint of frustration in her voice.
His eyes, almond-shaped and expressive, tilt upward apologetically.
"I apologize, Mrs. Levon. Please don't take offense; I am simply trying to convey to your daughter that we have exhausted all possible solutions."
On the drive to my mother’s house, I ponder on what Dr. Kato said. I’ll need a small fortune to find a cure.
That evening, I am hunched in front of my screen, combing through the internet for any available clinical studies. Frustration builds up inside me as I angrily type out the words: I need tons of money.
A forum pops up on my computer monitor.
Don’t fall down the rabbit hole, Kinsley.
You know what I do. I slip down the rabbit hole.
I just can't resist reading the stories posted there - they're always so captivating. However, I have limited time; my main focus is finding a way to help my mother. The woman's story about how she and her brother were the only survivors of a tragic family trip resonates with me.
