事情開始變得更糟糕。1999年夏天,金斯伯格在克利特(crete)教學時,開始覺得不舒服。醫生認為她患了憩室炎,後來被確診為結腸癌。那年9月,她做了長達「九個半小時」的手術,之後她告訴了斯蒂芬·維森菲爾德。律政姐妹奧康納在她手術後第一個給她打了電話。奧康納建議這樣來處理癌症:你在週五進行化療,這樣你可以在星期一法院會議之前,利用週末恢復。
這是個好建議。手術之後,金斯伯格忍受了8個月的化療和放射治療。法院記錄顯示她沒有缺席任何會議,甚至是在秋季任期開始之前的那些會議,儘管她悲哀地承認她「試圖對任何‘額外事項’說不」。(一年之後,放療化療的劫後餘生依然造成了她委婉稱呼的「停工」。她向維森菲爾德承認,最好的救濟是「堅持到底」。)她參與了半生產性墮胎案,並在會議上投出了關鍵性的第五票。2000年8月,她的年度體檢顯示不再有結腸癌的跡象。他的醫生說,3年後再來複查。「這個訊息太棒了!」她歡呼著。
在美國婦女和肯尼迪大法官的仁政之間,只隔著一紙最高法院的任命。2000年的大選即將到來。
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