Her Return, His Regret by Natie

Chapter 158~ Getting along

"Wanna bet?" Jason asked, a playful smirk on his lips. "If I win, you will have to give me your favorite sports car."

"What? No way... I don't give away my babies," Ryan replied. "I'll have to win then... I'm sorry, little bro, I was going to go easy on you but not anymore."

"Little bro? I'm a thirty-year-old man," Jason remarked. "Can you not call me that?"

"To me, you're my little bro," Ryan replied and chuckled. "I'm your big brother and I'll call you whatever I want."

Jason rolled his eyes and said, "Show off. Is being the first born something to brag about?"

"Of course, it means I'm the boss," Ryan replied.

The ward was filled with a lively atmosphere as Ryan and Jason bantered. Lora watched them with a small smile on her face.

Were they always so childish?

"I never thought we would one day chat and laugh like this," Ryan said after a little while, glancing at Jason before looking at his wife. "In a way, Lora brought us together."

Jason smiled and replied, "I never thought we would get along too. It's kind of nice to have a brother."

"It was just a few weeks ago when I was ready to destroy you," Jason chuckled and shook his head. "Making decisions when angry is never a good idea. I would have done something I was going to regret for the rest of my life."

to your senses before it was too late," Lora remarked, smiling. "I'm glad you two are getting along now. That's the way it

this heartwarming time for you, but we need to go over the treatment procedure in detail. It's critical that we all understand what's involved and also, for the patient's family to be aware of

ahead, Doctor," Lora responded, looking over at Ryan and smiling at him

began, "The first thing we need to do is to prepare you for the transplant. The preparation will involve you undergoing high-dose chemotherapy to destroy the cancerous cells and

isolation because this process will weaken your immune system. We need to reduce the risk of

Ryan glanced at the doctor and asked, "How long will I need to stay in isolation? I've been here for some time and

isolation for weeks to months, depending on the way their bodies accept the new stem cells," Doctor Steve replied. "During this time, we will monitor you closely for any signs of

Once your levels are high enough, we will collect the stem cells from your body using a simple procedure. It will just

said, "It's not that

for a week or so until we destroy the cancerous cells and then, we can do the transplant." "Any side effects we

but it's temporary. Your body will replace the missing stem cells

sure you want

it's pain that I can endure. You, on the other hand, will have a hard time. But I would like you

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killing healthy cells in the process You might suffer from fatigue, a weakened

this time, it's critical for the family to stay close to the patient because the side effects that come as a result of chemo

all support Ryan.