From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Isn't death just part of life? Everyone's got their time.

Nothing to be scared of.

Hank, who had been holding back his tears, finally let them flow freely, turning his head away to wipe his face.

"Tanya! Honey! Mom is begging you! I'm on my knees, please?" Karan knelt down in front of Tanya, "Will you go to the hospital, please? Let's listen to the doctors, let's give treatment a chance!" "Mom!" Tanya sobbed, kneeling down too.

"If your mom kneeling down isn't enough for you, then your dad is kneeling too! Kiddo! You're so young, your life's just beginning, you can't give up now! As long as there's a glimmer of hope, we can't let it go!" At this critical moment, Gage couldn't care less about appearances, kneeling down as well.

As parents, they couldn't just watch their daughter head towards death.

Cure or no cure.

Even knowing the eventual outcome, they couldn't let Tanya give up.

They just couldn't!

"Dad! Please, don't do this. I'm begging you, stand up! We all know this illness is incurable, so why waste time, why waste money? In the end, if I'm gone, and the money's gone, what's the point?"

Hank, pulling Jane to kneel with him, said, "Tanya, your mom and I are old, can you bear to see us like this? Your brother and sister-in-law are begging you too, please, give treatment a chance!" The whole family, kneeling together.

Tears pooled in Tanya's eyes, her heart heavy with sorrow.

Why did this illness choose her?

died, so be

now, her family was dragged

all! Dad, Mom, big brother,

cried

Tanya nodded.

of joy, helped Tanya up, "Don't worry, Tanya, we'll beat this thing!

right, Mom! Little sis, you're

seek hospital treatment

busied herself

condition surely meant

packed, the family headed

series of tests, Karan and Jane

Hank talked with the doctor

there any

a grave expression, said, "The patient's cancer has spread, and there's a serious infection in the lungs..." Hank quickly asked, "Can surgery still be an

"Let's proceed with hospitalization

mentally, though. The lungs ar@critical for breathing, and lung cancer has a high mortality rate from what we're

therapy was more about seeking

nothing, watching a

many, despite the grim prognosis of cancer, still drain their

doctor's verdict, Gage and

and kneeling, pleaded, "Doctor, I'm begging you save my daughter! She's only nineteen,

life's just