Chapter 71

• (CLARA WHITMORE)
• During that night, James developed a seething fever. Fiona and I rushed him to the hospital. This fever was different; IV fluids and antibiotics were having no effect.
• The relentless heat was a mirroring of leukemia's early red flags. The doctor ordered a blood test. After it was drawn, the doctor was alarmed at irregularities in James's blood. It was the initial, terrifying indication of a possible leukemia infection.