Andy laid calmly awaiting therapy. He was a young man in his early 20s, his feet that protruded the ward bed tell he was tall, he had long hair and a dark lip, one could easily guess he had been a smoker.
"Doctor, what's wrong with me," he asked in a low tone.
Though he had been on admission for three days, no One had made known to him his diagnosis.
"Lung cancer" the Doctor replied. Dr. Sam was a man of few words
"What!"? Andy coughed discreetly in a hoarse voice.
Memories of his past started to flash at him, he has been warned against smoking, even with the inscription on the smoker pack "smokers are liable to die young" seems to send no meaning to him. Immediately his appearance was fairly grim.
"I'm afraid," he said.
"You'll be fine"
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What a good story arc. Andy starts in one place and is offered the opportunity for reform. He is grateful for his reprieve and finally is able to bring about the change necessary in his life. Very good interpretation of the prompt. Also, good character character insight. While there is action and conflict in the story, this is more about character development.
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Andy was blessed to be psychologically close to death to save himself a lot of slow learning. He has changed in a few hours! He is young and will live healthier from now on. Well done @dwixer
I did not see that ending coming. Nicely done, @dwixer. People truly can change, although it often takes the scare of a lifetime to get them to pay attention to their health and their impact on the people around them. You captured that well.
You took me on a undulating journey with this story because I'd already felt bad that Andy was sick after he'd made the decision to stop smoking. Only for the doctor to return and say it's diabetes instead!
Hehe, I'm glad Andy had a second chance to make things right not only with his family but also with his body! Nicely done!
Andy is one lucky man! It’s amazing what it takes for some people to finally change. I’m glad he got a second chance. Good story!