A Civil Action
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Your son seemed to be doing
all right. He was in remission?

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You were optimistic about his future
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and suddenly he became ill and died.
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And they said that was expected -
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that anybody with a disease like
leukaemia could die any minute.

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- But you were angry and upset.
- My son just died.

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I understand, I'm just
trying to recreate the event.

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You know when your child isn't well.
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You try to explain on the phone
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and they say,
"Has he got a temperature?"

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You say, "No."
"He's all right, then," they say.

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"Don't worry - bring him
into the clinic Monday."

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He died Monday morning.
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He was in the clinic when he died?
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No.
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He was in the car on the way.
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He died in the car
on the way to the clinic?

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He died on l-93,
up by the Somerville exit.

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My wife was yelling
that he'd stopped breathing.

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I pulled over
and tried to give him CPR.

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I was holding him in my lap.
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Lauren was...
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screaming.
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Cars and trucks rushing by.
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And...
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she helped...

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