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LEE CHASED his mom out to the sidewalk in front of Sloane House. She was giddy and frantic, laughing about what it could all mean. It was almost like Lee wasn't there, she was so absorbed. The moment her feet hit the concrete and she lifted the glasses to her face, she let out another happy cry.
"It's all.it's just magnificent," she said. Lee saw tears running down from behind the glasses. All he could think was that she was fine yesterday. Their doctor told him about the warning signs of late stage brain cancer. Decreased appetite. Mood swings. Delusions. Seeing things. Lee felt his throat tighten again. She held the glasses tight on her head, like they might jump off and take the scenery with them. "It's like everything I ever read about, dreamed about, it's just all-"