Sick in Bed
Caleb D
Grade 4
Beye School
Prose

Sick in Bed

(A novel)

Prologue

            Last Veterans Day; I went to see my beloved, Korean-War-Veteran, sick grandfather!  Unfortunately, he has a rare form of blood cancer.  I spent almost two hours greeting him, watching movies with him and eating lunch with my grandfather.  Now I will tell you about last week’s visit with the old soldier.

Chapter 1: Disease

            My grandfather has a rare kind of blood cancer.  It is started when certain cells turn white cells into “hairy” cells.  These “hairy cells continue to change white cells into “hairies.”  My grandfather is in the hospital to get rid of his “hairy” and white cells.  The doctors do this by putting a clear liquid into a tube, drop by drop, into his arm.  When all the “hairy” cells are killed by the liquidized ally, more white blood cells can grow.  That’s how my grandfather’s disease works and how it can be cured.  As the saying goes, “you can’t fight a war without any soldiers,” and white cells are the soldier cells.

Chapter 2: A visit in General

            On to the point.  On Veteran’s Day, my brothers, our sitter and I visited our (at least my) grandfather.  We walked through an anti-germ door.  Then, we went to his room, walked straight in and saw him watching  “Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail.”  We greeted him; he greeted us.  Next we watched the rest of Monty Python.  After that, we went to the hospital cafeteria.  We ate in my grandfather’s room while watching some Charlie Chaplin shorts.  After some two hours with him, we left our “Pop pop” to his day.

Epilogue

            In conclusion, my brothers, caretaker and I went to visit my Grandfather at Northwestern Hospital.  I learned a great deal about his disease.  Also, we spent two hours-ish having a great time with the aged soldier.