After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 117

Chapter 117

Almost.

The doctor walked in.

Elaine jerked upright, snapping out of her thoughts. Dr. Howard entered, placing a clipboard on the counter near his computer.

“Good evening, Elaine,” he said, logging into the computer system and bringing up her information. “How are we feeling today?”

“Better than most days,” she replied.

He turned to look at her. “Are you having any progressing symptoms?”

“Headaches. Bloody nose. Weakness. Dizziness. You name it, I’ve probably had it,” Elaine said with a sigh. “There has to be something we can do about these symptoms.”

Dr. Howard skimmed through her medical chart. “There are a few medications I can give you to alleviate them, though it is only a temporary fix.”

“A patch over a bursting dam.”

He typed in a few words into the system. Elaine just looked down at her feet. He wheeled his stool over her to her, running through the motions. Checked her heart rate. Blood pleasure. Tested her reflections. Eye dilation. All of it.

When he was done, he was back at his computer, though looking at her. “Your vital signs are elevated,” he said. ” Your heart is working twice as hard. Not unexpected, but still a concern. I suggest you take it easy.”

Elaine almost scoffed. If only she’d come in before going on that hike.

“The less stress, the better. It’s hard to say at this point how much longer you have left. I would have a better idea if we scheduled a time to run some more in–depth testing. Though my prognosis from last time remains the same.”

“Only a few months left,” Elaine said.

“Your body is remarkably resilient to only be feeling the worst of the symptoms now. You still have time left. Spend it with your loved ones,” Dr. Howard said.

Elaine wasn’t sure what she’d been hoping for, it’s not as if a miracle would have happened between her last appointment and now that suddenly cured her. Part of her wished it had been the case.

She closed her eyes. At least this time, she knew who her loved ones were. It wasn’t her family. It wasn’t her now ex–husband. It was with her friends. The family she’d chosen.

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