Chemo episode 1

Odie went for his first round of chemo yesterday. Woke up at 7am and reached the vet around 9am. It was in fairfield, california. It's called Veterinary Internal Medical Associates or short, VIMA. The oncologist is Dr.Sara Schachter.

We sat down and saw a chubby 40-ish woman with her husband. The husband has a blank look on his face. The woman was smiley. She smiled to me when I brought odie in. Then a door from behind opened and came a nurse with a dove white cat wrapped with a pink blanket. The cat was beaufitul with red paws and long whiskers. The cat did not open her/his eyes nor make any sound. I told myself the cat must be just taking a nap or had a painful surgery. The woman quickly grabbed the cat from the lady nurse and put him/her on her shoulder while using her face to rub against the cat's head. The cat still didn't move. The lady nurse with a forlorn face said "we cleaned her a little bit" and proceeded to close the door. The husband was standing by the counter to remit his payment. The smiley woman suddenly broke into tears. I could see the tears rolling down her chubby cheeks. The smile turned into pain. Then I knew she was carassing a lifeless cat. I felt sorry for her. I didn't know what to say. She looked at me and cried out silent tears. I opened the door for her and she said thank you. I was still speechless because I was in deep thought. The whole morning I could not forget the face of the woman and the cat. I was frightened. What if?What if I'm next to rub my head against odie's lifeless body??=(