//------------------------------// // Cancer // Story: Yuki's scraps // by Yuki Harima //------------------------------// Cancer: by Yuki Harima journal entry 1: Today was a fun day. I went out and played with Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle and we tried to get our mud wrestling cutie marks but that didn’t work. We were upset but that doesn’t stop us from trying again tomorrow. I wish we can get our cutie marks really soon. Journal entry 2 For some reason I woke up feeling all sweaty. I guess it got really hot last night but I doubt that. It is the middle of fall and it should be colder during the night. I’m sure it’s nothing to fret about. Anyway the cutie mark crusaders and I are going to go do some more exciting things to get our cutie marks. I hope this plan will work! Journal entry 3 For some reason I woke up again to feel like I been running a mile. My bed was soaked with my sweat. I don’t know why this happens, maybe I should ask applejack but I don’t think I should bother her. She has been busy bucking apples for the fall harvest and I have to help her. It is an apple tradition. They need my help! I should probably ask them what I can do to help them right now! Write to you later. Journal entry 4 Well it was hard working today and we got a ton of apple bucked. I just wished I could have helped more but I just felt tired. These night sweats have been bothering me and I wake up feeling tired, like I ran the running of the leaves. And during breakfast I wasn’t hungry at all. I am usually starving for breakfast when I wake up but I just didn’t feel like eating it. I think I need to lie down. I don’t feel well. Journal entry 5 I don’t feel well. I told Applejack about what has been happening. I heard her mumble of something “it can’t be that” or something along that. I really couldn’t tell. So Applejack told me to go lie down in bed and miss school. I was fine with that but I couldn’t do anything with my friends. I guess we will have to postpone today’s activity until I get better. Also I had to take that medicine to help my with this fever I been getting. It is good for me…but taste terrible. Yuk! Well I should just lie down and go to sleep. I need to rest up so I can play with my friends tomorrow. Journal entry 6: Well the fever didn’t go away but I was in less pain than usual. So I told Applejack that I am fine and can go to school. I just hope that I don’t get sick during school. I really want to spend some time with my friends. They need me just like I need them in order to get our cutie marks. Well I think I hear Big Macintosh calling me down to get ready for school. I will write to you later. “Oh my gosh! Applebloom are you okay!” A voice asks me in the background. I can’t really see. Everything seems so hazy. “Somepony get Miss Cheerilee! Applebloom fainted and is having a nosebleed!” Wait…my nose is bleeding? When did that happen? “It’s okay Applebloom Sweetie Belle is getting a teacher to come help you. You just need to tilt your head forward to help stop the blood from clogging you throat.” What is going on? I can’t see anything. Ow…my head is pounding. I hear Hoofsteps coming from a distances but one is heavier than the other pair. “Oh my goodness.” A hoof presses on my forehead. Is that Miss Cheerilee? My vision is flickering. “Her breathing is rapid and she is having a fever. She is losing a lot of blood from her nose. We need to take her…” I black out. Journal entry 7 Finally I am able to write in you again. It has been over 2 days before my sister got you for me. I ended up fainting in school. I don’t know why but everything seemed to be hazy. Someone even told me that my nose was bleeding. I don’t know how that happened. Did I run into somepony or did it happen when I fell? I am not sure. Anyway I am currently in the hospital. Applejack decided to stay over for the night to see how I was doing but had to leave since apple bucking season and they need all the help they can get. It is nice of her to stay over and watch me. She is the best big sister I ever have. OH! I almost forgot to tell you what they did to me. The first day being here they did nothing but made sure I was okay…or they could have done some test while I was sleeping…I don’t know. I was sleeping. Today, they stuck some needles in me. They really hurt! But…I had to be brave and bear with it. They need to “sample my blood” but the way the doctor said it made me think he was a vampony out to suck my blood. I better watch my back so I don’t wake up with fangs in my neck. I hope tomorrow turns out better. I overheard my sister and nurse Redheart talking about having my test results in…when did I take a test? I hope I don’t fail! Journal entry 8 Today was the worst…I don’t know what happened or how did it come to this...but right now Applejack is in tears. I don’t understand why, but I know it was sad if it made my tough sister cry… “I hope today goes well now that Applejack is here but why is Big Mac and Granny Smith here. They don’t look to happy at all. In fact, they look sad.” I look at Applejack and she just stares at the ground. “I wish I can do something to cheer them up.” I hear the door open and everypony turns to see Nurse Redheart come in. Why is she sad too? Where is Pinkie Pie to cheer us up? This is the right moment for her to do that. “Well Nurse Redheart…what do the test say” Applejack asks but in a worried tone. I don’t know why she is worried. I am fine…just feeling weak, have a headache with some other things…I am sure I can take medicine for it. “The bone marrow test came in and it turns out…” Nurse redheart looks away. It seems like she is scared to say what will happen next. Everypony is waiting for her to say something but I don’t know what. Nurse Redhert sighs, “Her test came positive…Applebloom has acute lymphoblastic leukemia. “ The room is silent the entire time...Applejack looks down crying. Why would she cry? “No…no…” Applejack cries. “NO! She can’t have it! IT ISN’T TRUE!” “What is wrong Applejack?” I ask her. She ignores me and continues what she was saying. “She is too young to get it! I don’t believe the results!” I look around the room Granny Smith is crying into big mac’s shoulder while he looks out the window. Why are they sad? WHY! “Applejack….the bone marrow we took from Applebloom came out she has traces of it which is the best way we can tell if she has it or not…I am sorry Applejack but she has Leukemia.” “No…no…” Applejack cries. “We need to know where the disease is currently at. We need to make sure it hasn’t spread and for that we need a specialist to cast some spells designated to tell us where it is. We need Granny smith’s signature to let us preform the task. After we know where the disease is…we can treat her.” Applejack is still crying and tells Nurse Redheart “Can you give us a moment. I don’t think Applebloom understands what is going on and we need to think this over.” “I understand. I leave you and your family alone.” Nurese Redheart leaves the room.