When was hazel diagnosed with cancer

Her parents pulled her out of school at thirteen when she was diagnosed with terminal stage IV thyroid cancer, and she describes the surgery and chemotherapy to remove her lung tumors. At fourteen Hazel developed pneumonia in her lungs, and probably would have died if not for Maria, one of her doctors, who was able to drain the fluid from her lungs.

Since then, Hazel has stayed alive with the help of an experimental drug called Phalanxifor. It hasn't worked for most patients, but in Hazel it's essentially stopped the growth of her lung tumors. Throughout the ordeal Hazel managed to get her GED and now takes courses at the community college. She likes the idea of a single person having two names. Augustus shows Hazel his basement bedroom, which is packed with basketball trophies. He tells her how one day, while shooting free throws, he had a sort of existential epiphany.

Suddenly the nature of throwing a spherical ball through a raised toroidal hoop seemed absurd. The epiphany came the weekend before his amputation. Hazel is in awe of a boy who once took existential free throws. At the beginning of the book, he has a girlfriend named Monica. When he has to get surgery to remove the cancer in his eye, which makes him blind, Monica dumps him, saying she can't handle it. After, Issac throws a tantrum which in he ends up breaking Augustus's basketball trophies.

Later in the book, the three of them end up egging Monica's car, to help Issac deal with the breakup. At the end of the book, he mentions that when he and Augustus ever got together, Augustus would only talk about Hazel. Lancaster Mrs. Waters Caroline Mathers Lida Dr. Isaac Augustus Waters Mr.

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Universal Conquest Wiki. Biographical informations. Lancaster father. Augustus Waters. Cause of Death. Portrayed by. Growing Up… in Indianapolis with her mother and father. Hazel was diagnosed with Stage 4 thyroid cancer and has considered herself a ticking time bomb ever since. Living… a life that leaves as small of a footprint as possible. Hazel knows that anything she does is insignificant in the grand scheme of the universe, so all she wants is to minimize the damage that her death will cause.

Unlike many others faced with a terminal illness, Hazel wishes to tread lightly upon the earth rather than leave behind a legacy. Their existence revolves around her illness, and Hazel hates to think about what their daily lives will be reduced to when she is gone. Profession… student. Hazel finished high school early and has already begun pursuing a college education, taking classes at community college to fill the countless hours of free time she has.

Relationship Status… single.