"W-w-what?"

Alicia's mind buzzed and she was in a daze. She was stunned by Marshall's words. "Am I dreaming? Am I having a hallucination?"

"Your father regained his consciousness! Your father is awake! Congratulations, Alicia! Your obedience to your parents is finally paying off! Come to the hospital and take a look!" On the other side of the phone, Marshall was actually as excited as Alicia.

As she finally came to her senses, tears welled up in her eyes. "Yes! I'm on my way!"

Alicia was so excited. Her hands were trembling vigorously when she tidied up her desk. She even failed to pick up her own car keys a few times.

Looking at Alicia, Miriam felt worried. "Alicia, are you okay? What happened?"

Alicia just shook her head. Tears were falling down her cheeks but she was smiling. She was so happy that she stuttered for a while.

"It's great news! I have an emergency. Please... help me request a leave!"

Her father was awake now!

After packing up her bag, she immediately called her mother. She adjusted her mood and went back home to pick up her mother. Then, they went to the hospital together. Trotting all the way, Alicia and her mother rushed into the ward. Both of them were crying. "Doctor!"

"Martin!"

Mrs. Blanchard and Alicia still recognized Martin's face even though he looked scrawny. Looking at Martin's familiar face, Mrs. Blanchard's knees started to give way.

tears in disbelief and her lips trembled for a long time before she could even speak. "Dad!" Martin's eyes glistened in tears as well. His

Mrs. Blanchard held Martin's hands. At that moment, all of the Blanchard family's members

the doctors and nurses who were filing the records had reddened eyes as

"Uh... You... You..."

a while, Martin, who was crying, tried to tell them something but he just couldn't complete his sentence because of his sobbing. Looking at Martin, Mrs. Blanchard took a towel and wiped his face. "It's okay.

voice was coming out of Martin's mouth. He started to feel worried. Looking at him, both Alicia and Mrs. Blanchard also started to break out in cold

want to say? Are

forward and did a check-up on

it is a normal reaction that he can't speak due to his decline in speech ability. Take it slow, and eventually, he'll be able to speak again. It's already a miracle that the patient can wake up consciously! However, it takes time for the patient's physical condition to recover.

hands tightly while crying. Thus, Alicia got Marshall out of

something wrong with my father?

was hiding something

damage to the organ function. He is alert and conscious but his body has not fully recovered yet. From his chest down, his body

pale. At that instant, she felt like she was being knocked down to hell. "Wha- what do you mean, Doctor? Are you telling me that my father is paralyzed from his chest down?" How

reality? What about Mrs.

that moment, Alicia fell to the ground

her to her feet and said, "Don't worry! It's

to the lounge chair

the main reason that caused your father to paralyze. In fact, it is a good thing that your father is awake! We can now diagnose his condition and prepare his treatment plan accordingly! At present, it is impossible to determine what is wrong with his spine. As long as it's not a malignant tumor, we could remove it through surgery. If it is removed, then there's a high chance that your father would recover from paralysis. But for now, we should wait till your

he had maintained his body well! But, the cost for the diagnosis and treatment will continue to increase. There is plenty of spinal compression of nerves cases currently. Nowadays, people are working too hard. It's just a matter of how serious their cases are. Some have blocked cranial nerves, causing headaches. Some of them suffered like your father. Generally, it is not life-threatening if you receive treatment in time but recovery after surgery

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