Sarah grabbed the back of the chair.
Mac let out a breath so hard it sounded like he had been punched.
“But,” the doctor continued gently, “he’s very sick.”
The room went still again.
“He has a mass pressing against his intestine. That likely caused the episode. He also has advanced kidney disease, severe thyroid imbalance, and a heart murmur that complicates everything.”
Sarah stared at him.
The words came one by one.
Mass.
Kidney disease.
Heart murmur.
They refused to settle into meaning.
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