Joe never left his room on the 7th tower the first go around and it was impossible to ask him to leave his room the second time. But there was a young boy at the end of the hall called Joey. He was diagnosed with neuroblastoma and for some reason Joe wanted to meet him. They found out their names were the same "Joseph Michael". They discovered they shared love of cartoons and Joey was the only patient Joe ever visited. We have recently learned Joey has relapsed for the third time. Joe would have been upset now as he was when he knew about the second relapse.
Cancer patients are a funny lot, they find a friend, a confidant, an advocate; all in the name of surviving, all in the name of being normal. But in most cases it is about connecting with the kid down the hall.
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