Alice, 97 years old
When 97-year-old Alice entered the examination room, she expected only to have an injury treated. But the doctor’s face turned as pale as if he’d seen a ghost upon viewing the X-ray. With trembling hands, he adjusted his glasses and uttered the unbelievable words.
“Ms. Alice, please listen carefully. For 70 years, there has been something inside your abdomen.”
It was not a tumor. It was an impossible object that defied all medical understanding. But the doctor’s next words plunged Alice into even deeper terror.
