From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

As soon as the words were spoken, silence fell over the room like a heavy blanket.

Lung cancer? Advanced stage?

Impossible!

How could Tanya suddenly have lung cancer?

Everyone thought they were hearing things.

Gage Jones stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, forcing a laugh, "Come on, Jane, don't joke about something like this. It's not funny at all." "Exactly!" Hank chimed in.

"I'm not joking," Jane choked out, her eyes welling up with tears, "My little sister... she really has lung cancer..."

Tanya couldn't hold back her tears any longer.

Crash-

Karan Jones was pouring water when he heard the news, and the glass slipped from his hand, shattering on the floor.

"What... Jane, what are you saying?"

Jane covered her mouth, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Tanya Jones? Really?" Karan rushed to Tanya's side.

With tears in her eyes, Tanya nodded.

in a tight embrace, crying out, "It can't be true! My child,

handle being the

was only nineteen, fresh

life was just

could she

that moment, Karan wished she could trade her

past days, Karan was filled with regret, wishing she could slap

all her

attentive enough

spent all her savings on

No wonder...

but also made her take

Tanya, trying to hold back his tears, "Tanya, my child, this will kill your mom and me." After saying that, Gage couldn't control

face in his hands

in his fifties, bending like a

the living room

his emotions in check. With both parents and his wife in disarray, he knew

Dad, Jane,

the hospital. Don't worry about the money; Jane and I have saved up a bit over a million. With how advanced medical science is, Tanya

Karan clung to that hope like a lifeline, "To the hospital! Let's go now. Your dad

use, Mom, Dad, bro, sis-in-law, please don't waste your money. Instead of enduring all that pain in the hospital, I'd

We definitely can!" Jane insisted "My colleague had breast cancer, and she's been living a healthy life for five years now. As long

and Gage looked at Jane, moved by