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."

matters is that you came back 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 should be. Family should stick

throat and everyone's eyes turned towards him. He stepped forward, a clipboard in hand as he said, "I hate to cut this heartwarming time for you, but we need to go over the treatment procedure in detail. It's critical that we

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

preparation

have to continue being under strict isolation because this process will weaken your immune system.

glanced at the doctor and asked, "How long will I

cells," Doctor Steve replied. "During this time, we will monitor you closely

a medication that will increase the number of stem cells in your bloodstream. Once your levels are high enough, we

not that complicated. So, when

tomorrow. Ryan will undergo chemotherapy for a week or so until we destroy the cancerous cells and then, we can do the transplant." "Any side

bone pain but it's temporary. Your body will replace the

at Jason and asked, "Are you sure you want to do this? Being poked with needles is not

I, five?" Jason smiled and said, "A few needles won't hurt. They will hurt but it's pain that I can endure. You, on the other hand, will have a hard time. But I would like you to know that we will be there for

doctor continued,

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much like a blood transfusion. The new stem cells will travel to your bone marrow and begin to grow and produce healthy blood cells., however,

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the chemotherapy side effects, in as much as chemo is a great cancer fighter, it has severe side effects.because it ends up killing healthy cells in the process You might suffer from fatigue, a weakened immune system, sores your mouth, loss of appetite and the common side effect that everyone knows about- hair loss," the doctor explained. "I trust you shall prepare

at Lora and Jason, the doctor added, "During 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 can cause depression. Be sure to

will all support Ryan. I