(½) “Last week the Mets were down 3-0 in the seventh...

(½) “Last week the Mets were down 3-0 in the seventh inning, and Céspedes tied the game with one swing. Well that doesn’t ever happen with cancer. Nothing is ever immediate. And the hardest part about being an oncologist is trying to be patient. My daughter is a huge Grey’s Anatomy fan. She loves those emergency room stories because they provide an immediate fix. But with cancer, there’s never a simple answer. And at this hospital we see some of the most difficult, challenging cases. You want so much to give that toddler’s parent some sort of guarantee, but you can’t. There’s no guarantee that the treatment will work. And if it doesn’t work, there’s no guarantee that a new treatment will be developed in time. All we can do is try. And wait.”