“I got cancer in the summer when the pools were opening. And I really wanted to go swimming but I couldn’t leave the hospital. I begged her not to go swimming without me. And she didn’t because I couldn’t.”
“The fundamental question of cancer biology has always been the same: ‘What makes a cancer cell a cancer cell?’”
“The caretakers play a crucial role, but there’s no way to predict how a parent will react to this.”
“I got diagnosed last January. A mass behind my spine, two masses in my lungs, spots all over my lymph nodes and bone marrow.”
“Last week the Mets were down 3-0 in the seventh inning, and Céspedes tied the game with one swing. Well that doesn’t ever happen with cancer.”
“All doctors have those patients who sit on our shoulder. Their image is always with you.”
