Chapter 108

Having both of these rare diseases at the same time—there might be only one such case out of ten thousand people. The chances of recovery were practically zero. It was no wonder this symposium had been convened. If there really were a chance to treat the patient successfully, it would make a major step forward in the history of medicine. Wendy occasionally lowered her head to jot down notes, but she rested her chin on her hand for most of the time, leaning against the table and watching the slides projected on the white screen. Back when she was at Ochor, she had written a paper on rare diseases and conducted a short-term research project, coincidentally focusing on the combined presentation of these two illnesses. Gregory referenced numerous treatment approaches and analyses from various academic papers, and Wendy's work was among them. "The patient called me personally and said that her attending physician in Ochor recommended Dr. Sanders join the symposium, precisely because sh