[livi]

Imagine the most lovely, mellow, nice and cute 16 year old girl. Loving parents. Good grades. In love with a boy friend. Great expectations.

Imagine that girl telling you a story about her having problems forming words and speaking clearly the last three weeks. Having difficulties reading and suffering from headache several days a week.

Imagine you being the pediatrician ordering a cat scan.

Imagine that cat scan revealing a brain tumor the size of a small golf ball.

Imagine having to tell this wonderful girl the grim news. The same girl that yesterday had her whole life before her. Great expectations no more.

I canceled the rest of my afternoon and spent over two hours with the poor girl and her mom. Almost made up my mind to walk out and donīt look back. For the xxx time..