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What about…" Jacob started but Louise's squeezed his hand shushing his question

"Thank you doctor" She responded softly as she stood up preparing to leave

"We've still got options" Jacob said as they walked back to the train station It wasn't over yet and he wasn't prepared to give up yet; not until they had exhausted every available resource It was fall and the leaves had already changed colors but the weather was still warm for this time of the year; Indian sunoring his assertion It was best if she accepted things as they were; that way Jacob would eventually have to

"I don't know… I haven't even considered telling the kids as an option right now We can go to the Mayo Clinic or even to one of those cancer care centers that's being heavily advertised now" He continued arguing atte to assert his own desires He couldn't lose Louise He had given up everything to have her It wasn't fair that after all that he had done to get and keep her that he should lose her now and like this God was being cruel

"Hly said Abruptly Jacob's cell phone rang

"Hello… Linda… What's wrong?" He spoke quietly into the phone as they entered the train station and bought their tickets for the return trip "What? Moainst the ith a heavy thud

"Jacob…" Louise panicked as she ran to her husband side atteain composure as he crumbled to a heap on the ceround and he began weeping heavily

"Jacob… Jacob… Honey what's wrong? What happened to your mother? What's the matter?" She questioned hi his eyes out Louise could tell that whatever it was, it was literally the straw that had broken Jacob's e hi passengers watched with curiosity as a grownhis eyes out and a sickly, pale and frail wo to console hilass on the counter as he listened to his lass of orange juice when hishim the bad news