further plans, you know, my husband s got young kids to take care of. frightening. then about a month and a half after i was diagnosed, then i had my kidney removed. surgeons also removed ida s a dreenal gland because it too had a mass. because they caught the cancer early she required neither chemo nor radiation therapy. nor radiation therapy. her return to work would have bei gradual if at all. for mostly people that woulde the end of police work. right. not for you. no. i wasn t done. and so in july, 2005, after a few months of recuperation as a reserve officer, the department offered ida a 20 hour a week desk job working missing persons. missing persons is kind of a back water in a lot of departments. it s notre exactly the premier detective job.fo right.