Collecting His Bone Marrow
Although Derek loathed all the procedures and treatments, he also knew that he needed to do them, while Cyndie insisted on being with him every step of the way. So when Dr. Ducore explained how he would do the bone marrow collecting procedure to her, he said, “There is nothing subtle about this. It’s just kind of a crude procedure.” He then took a long biopsy needle and sank it into a hole made in Derek’s hip as Cyndie sang ‘You Are My Sunshine,’ a favorite song she and Derek have both loved since he was just a baby. But when he woke up from the surgery in pain, he was angry and upset, and refused to ride the wheelchair out so Cyndie carried him instead.
