here she is

I turned the corner into the room with the chemotherapy chairs. It took a minute but I finally spotted her sitting in one of the chairs. She was leaning forward with her head resting on one of her hands. I asked her what she was doing there. She was disoriented not knowing where to go. She told me that they had forgotten her and just left her in the examining room. After looking for someone to help her, she found that room and sat down. She wasn't sure how long she had been sitting there.

There were other patients in that room being treated. Nurses went back and forth, passing her to take care of other patient. How could they not have paid attention to her. Somebody must have wondered who was this person, wearing a jacket, and just sitting in a chemo chair.

A nurse went and got the oncologist who explained that when they were done giving Marie her treatment, they thought she knew that she was allowed to leave. I'm not sure about that though. After they give Marie her treatment they want her to lie still for about a half hour or so. This way all the medication can flow down the tube into the brain. I wonder if no one ever came back to tell her that her time was up, and it was okay to go.