(soundbite of les pommes de ma douche's "trompettes de la renommee") transcript provided by npr, copyright npr..

chemotherapy involved two hours at the hospital every other week. he'd leave wearing a fanny pack that would continue to deliver treatment for 48 straight hours, one slow drip at a time..

�now we know the astonishing truth that some patients are waiting a year or more just to get treatment. it�s simply not good enough.�.