While everyone else in Cheshire was getting on with their lives, Steven was facing medical complications. Having been rushed to the infirmary, the doctors ordered a battery of tests to be done, to confirm their diagnosis.
Steven had been losing weight rapidly, constantly complaining about stomach pains as well as a persistent jaundice, simulating Cirrhosis of the liver.
It took all of a week for the doctors to retrieve the test results. The verdict was in, and they had to speak with Steven.
"Mr Middleton, your situation is dire," the doctor informed him.
Confused, he said, "Just tell me."
Steven was not much in any frame of mind. "Steven, you are in the late stages of liver cancer tagged along with cirrhosis of the liver," the doctor explained.
"How long?" Steven asked. "Days," th
