Gavin now has a small bandage on his chest where the central line used to be. The bomb-squad swept in and made off with that particular time-bomb and we are awash in relief to find it gone.
Before being thrown headfirst and unwilling into the deep end of the oncology pool, I had only the vaguest notion what lines and ports were. In all honesty, I found the concept of them kind of creepy and repulsive. The thought of this catheter permanently placed in one’s chest… Well, I didn’t have to think about it much, so I didn’t.
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