Chapters 29 through 32 Summary and Analysis

Chapter 29

Still January 2005

Kelly was warned that after her lumpectomy, she could not lift her daughters or drive for at least a week. If her tumor required more surgery, she would face months of recovery. George had started chemo sessions and was feeling exhausted. Edward and GT accompanied Kelly to the hospital for the surgery. The surgeon, Dr. Laura Esserman, told Kelly that a biopsy would be performed during the lumpectomy to make sure the tumor and lymph nodes were free of cancer. After the surgery, Kelly woke up to the news that the biopsy amd the nodes were clean—no cancer cells. Kelly was home by the next afternoon, taking it easy and being bolstered by all the good wishes she was receiving. There was a message from Dr. Schoenberg in her in-box. He validated the technical...