The oncology nurse had a list and was lecturing us about the foods that chemotherapy was about to take off the menu. Medium rare steak. Runny egg yolks. Blue cheese. “You’ve got to protect your immune system at all costs.” I held my husband’s hand tightly, replanning meals in my head to pivot away from deliciousness and towards life-preservation. I always used to love cooking for us both. Now, no more joy, just caution. I wish they’d ripped up that list and told us, “Seriously, just go home and eat anything that you like. It’s going to kill you anyway.”
Steph Lay writes strange and haunting stories from life's darker edges. She shares tales about the eerie side of Milton Keynes on her blog cityofsecrets.blog. Instagram: @stephanie.lay X: @stephanielay