thought one of these creatures would show her that cancer might just be curable in her lifetime. Hans had given her the key.
“Any other side effects?” she asked.
“Just the initial one I mentioned, as far as we can tell. But after the first phase of the so-called war is over, the rats appear healthy. Go on, touch him. He won’t bite.” Nick backed away as Shelly opened the metal cage and reached in to pet Oscar, who paid her little mind.
“Wow, he really is vibrating. But no tumors.”
“That’s correct. From what we can discern, the test medication is effective, but so violent on the body that the patient feels a vibration in their body. It doesn’t appear to persist. It declines overtime. I’ve got others in the lab doing the same thing.” Shelly wondered for a moment if she had vibrated. She couldn’t recall it happening, but that was such a long time ago.
“So there is still a war going on inside this little guy?” Shelly continued petting.
“It looks like the war is on, Dr. Shoo?” asked Nick.
“Well, I will tell you that in all my thirty years, I have never seen
a tumor disappear in less than twenty-four hours.”
“Then let’s obliterate cancer from the face of the earth.”
Shelly slowly closed the cage and looked over at Nick, smiling in wonderment. It was all so much to take in. She walked over to him and gave him a hug without saying a word.
“I know you need to settle into your rooms,” said Dr. Shoo as he walked them back through the main lab and toward the exit. “If you’d like, why don’t we get together for dinner and talk about the next round of testing? There’s a little café next door to the hotel. I’ll come by in a couple of hours.”
As Shelly, Barry, and Nick reached the front door, the limo arrived almost on cue.