“I’m sorry Mrs. Bainrich, but Marcus has Goodpasture syndrome, an INCURABLE autoimmune kidney disease in which antibodies attack the basement membrane in the lungs and kidneys, leading to bleeding from the lungs and kidney failure. The antiglomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibodies primarily attack the kidneys and lungs, although, generalized symptoms like malaise, weight loss, fatigue, fever, and chills are also common, as are joint aches and pains…. “INCURABLE, INCURABLE, INCURABLE”; the word echoed over and over again in his mother’s ears as she threw herself to the ground in agony. Knowing that she wouldn’t be able to see her son graduate, go to prom, or even get married weakened her both physically and emotionally. The doctors gave her a sedative to calm her down, …show more content…
She gently squeezed his large hand that was almost twice the size of hers and leaned in to hear his last words as he motioned for her to come closer. “I-I-I love….,” he whispered as his lifeless hand began to release hers. He took his last breath telling the girl of his dreams that he loved her. “I love you too!” she cried as she placed her head against his chest searching for even the faintest of heart beats. “He’s gone, He’s gone,” she repeated as tears began to stream down her cheeks. The ambulance arrived soon after and carried his lifeless body away. As they were closing the ambulance door, she leaned over and kissed him on the cheek, caressing his hair. “I will call myself Victoria Bainrich from now on, because you are the only person I could ever love,” she whispered as she watched an angel come down from the sky, open the door, and take Marcus out. From that day forward, every time she wrote her name she wrote it as she promised: Victoria Bainrich. For those who take who you have in your life for granted, you never know what could