Over the next few weeks Jane went for more tests and scans, and about 2 weeks later we got the news we both dreaded, Jane had cancer, and it had alrea...y spread. The prognosis was poor, with no hope of a cure. The doctors offered various treatment options, but they all seemed to end with "it may give you a bit longer."We discussed things and in the end she refused most of the treatment as it was going to make her ill and wasn't going to cure her. This was her decision and she wasn't going to be. Betegeusean triumvirate as the Three Stooges. Power Man and Greased Lighting in flagrante delicto (Power Man, oddly, on the receiving end). Yadda, yadda, yadda. Soon a historical scene, a story from her mother’s knee about how Heracles had conquered and enslaved the Amazons. She saw her mother, Queen Hippolyta of the Amazons, naked and prostrate before Heracles, head down, ass up, arms outstretched, begging in Cynthia’s voice, “How may I serve you, My Lord?”.Now was the time.In the penthouse,. Jessie was also very happy with everyone’s appreciation for Troy and Carrie’s performance and how everyone had wished them all the best on their trip to Germany even though nobody yet knew just what expense was involved. Jessie hadn’t mentioned that to anybody and nor had Carrie, Troy or their parents. This however, did not detract from the true bliss of the moment and for Jessie that bliss was just heightened so completely by the final positive outcome of the horrible events of the last two. .. you have a little more quality time with the alien under your belt.’‘Yes,’ I agreed, suddenly surprised to find that the idea of being separated from the tiny person we had created made me sad. ‘About that,’ I said. ‘There’s something I’ve wanted to try. Do we have a headphone splitter?’I could hear the dishwasher ending its cycle from the living room. We rarely used it, but when we did, the low thrum was unmistakable. I was half lying on the sofa, stroking a hand over my swollen tummy and.