Neil Reads an Excerpt from Captured
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Excerpt from Captured
Kenny wrote the list because he was dying.
Earlier that morning, an MRI scan had revealed that a malignant brain cancer had germinated in the moist secrecy of his skull like a mushroom in compost.
He had six weeks to live, maybe less. Aggressive chemotherapy and a brutal, invasive procedure called a partial resection might extend that by a month. But Kenny didn’t see the point.
So he thanked his doctors, left the hospital and went for a walk.
