When lightning strikes twice: A tale of love, lies, and illness

A woman in hospital bed. (Courtesy/iStock)

"I don't want to die!" cried the young lady seated in front of me.

"You won't die," I reassured her, "just because you have escorted a cancer patient to our clinic does not mean you will get it." She continued wailing. I decided to let her be as I looked through the file of Jill, the patient she escorted to the clinic.