He wanted a second opinion, so he found someone with some good guanxi who could get him into some sort of military hospital in Beijing that's supposed to be tops in the field. But today the doctors there confirmed the diagnosis.
Everyone is depressed and scared to death that he'll never survive the surgery. Understandable. I can hardly think of a more frightening sentence than "You need surgery in a Chinese hospital."
But there may be no alternative. No one is even talking about chemo or radiation. It's like they don't exist there. Maybe they don't. It would come as no great surprise.
Maybe all that's left is prayer.
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