“The infection is moving too fast for us to wait.”

I tightened my grip on the thin cotton sheet over my legs.

“Is it going to work?” I asked.

“It’s going to be incredibly unpleasant,” Dr.

Grant said.

He handed the heavy clipboard to one of the technicians.

“This protocol is aggressive, and it will make you feel a lot worse before it helps.”

The technician hung the first bag on a tall metal pole and attached a fresh plastic tube.