Sam wondered if Mark knew just how alike he and Justin were with that expression. Justin did exactly the same scrunch of his nose and twist of his lips when he was confronted with a subject he wasn't sure he wanted to talk about. "I don't need to be in hospital for it. It'll be oral chemo in pill form. It doesn't necessarily mean it'll have less side effects but it's easier and I don't need to be in hospital for it. Hopefully a little less taxing than infusions. Luella's my gastroenterologist and she's referred me to the Oncologist Michelle saw and Tara's going to be consulting by video conferencing. I'm in good hands, Sparky." He analysed Mark for a moment, trying to assess if he would process what he said but it was worth a shot. He could always repeat things later if he needed it. "It's curable. It's one form that has been cured without chemo, by antibiotics. But I didn't respond to the antibiotics they prescribed when they found the H. Pylori infection. I got worse. It can be cured with chemo or radiotherapy. There's an extremely high success rate with treatment. I've got the best odds possible. It can be cured with treatment, that's what I've meant. Did I expect to be told my stomach bug had morphed into cancer? No. Hearing that scared the living shit out of me too. My wife died of cancer, I get how fucking horrible it is to hear a diagnosis like that. I lived the worst case scenario. But I just thought that--" He stopped, choosing not to finish that thought. Instead, he just sat forward and scanned Justin's monitors for a few moments, then turned to read Sash's.