I hope you guys had tissues handy for that one!
Okay first of all, the line I was referring to is "Baring a miricle, Kiley was going to die..."
(Although like I said, whoever wrote it was talking about Lois instead of Kiley.)
I thought it was Wendy Richards's "24 Hours." But I looked for it last night in that fic, and I couldn't find it. Of course, that doesn't mean it wasn't that fic. I have been known to overlook things, even when I am looking for them.
But anyway whether it was Wendy's line or someone else, I give credit to you for such a fabolous sentence that I think really describes the situation.
Second of all, please understand I do not think radiation would be an acceptable treatment for anthrax in our world.
But this is the LNC world. A society, I will remind you that could clone human beings, bring people back from the dead, change from one body to another, and occording to my universe, alter human/Kryptonian DNA to achieve reproduction. (Not to mention a man and his children who defy grafity everyday!
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And I did check this idea out with some science people, and they thought it sounded plasible for the reasons Dr. Klein explained in the fic.
And it was important to me to see if I could find a treatment for Kiley that would not involve the drugs, because I think it makes the situation a lot more emotional.
Finally, I am nervous about doing this chapter justice because it's so far away from my expriences. This chapter is about a man who has to watch his daughter die through most of it.
EDIT: I have read about it, so it's not like I think my ideas are out in left field. And I have a pretty good handle on how Clark thinks. (Or how I think he thinks, anyway)
But,since I am a woman with no kids, I don't know if I can make this work. And this chapter is very important in making the whole story come together. Furthermore, I think, with such an emotional topic, if I am going to put in the story I need to do it justice.
I am not knocking rkn's betaing. On the contrary, I think she did a fabolous job helping me with this story. But, unfortunately, this chapter is pretty far away from her expriences as well. And I specifically told her I didn't want to put too much pressure on her for this chapter.
To solve this problem, I have a VERY big favor to ask those of you who are reading this story who do have children. I have to ask a VERY hard quetion. If it's one that hits to close to home for any of you, or is just to tough to answer, don't worry about it.
But I hope some of you will consider it. Will you tell me what you would think/how you would react if you had to watch one of your children die?
I am specifically interesting in hearing from any fathers, if there are any reading this fic. After all, it is common knowledge that men tend to react differently to these situations than women do.
But I would love to hear from mother's as well. Particularly about Lois's reaction. Of course, since this chapter is written from Clark's POV, I concentrate on his thoughts/reactions. But I am a little worried that I put Lois TOO MUCH in the background.
Because this tends to be a busy time in RL, particularly for parents, I understand if some of you are unable to answer right now.
With that in mind, I intend to wait until a least January before I try sending this to the achieve.
So you have plenty of time to give me some advice.
I also know that there are often people who read stories, but are too shy/nervous to post replies.
Trust me, I've been there, so I know how it feels. But I REALLY need help for this part, so I would appreciate your response, assuming it's not to much to handle, emotionally.
If you are still uncomfortable with public posting, I also welcome PMs.
Finally, as always, I appreciate feedback from all readers. So don't feel left out just because you're not a parent. Feel free to give me a response to this chapter, or any advice you may have to make it better.
