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."

late," Lora remarked, smiling. "I'm glad you two are getting along now. That's the way it

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

at Ryan and smiling at

need to do is to prepare you for the transplant. The preparation will involve you

your immune system. We need to reduce the risk of

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

their bodies accept the new stem cells," Doctor Steve replied. "During this time,

your bloodstream. Once your levels are high enough, we

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undergo chemotherapy for a week or so until we

have mild side effects like fatigue or bone pain but it's temporary. Your body will replace the missing stem cells within

you want to do this? Being poked with needles

You, on the other hand, will have a hard time. But I would like you to know that we will be there for you every step

doctor continued, "We

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the stem cells by infusing them into your bloodstream, Ryan, 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, you will be the most Vulnerable at this point. There's a

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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

effects that come as a result of chemo can cause depression. Be sure to stay by the patient's side

"We will all support Ryan. I will move