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."

before it was too late," Lora remarked, smiling. "I'm glad

we need to go over

looking over at Ryan and smiling at him warmly. "We are

to prepare you for the transplant. The preparation will involve you undergoing high-dose chemotherapy to destroy the cancerous cells and make space for the healthy stem

process will weaken your immune system. We need to reduce the risk of infections as much as

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

in isolation for weeks to months, depending on the way their bodies accept the new stem cells," Doctor Steve replied. "During this

are high enough, we will collect the stem cells from your body using a simple

not that

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

bone pain but it's temporary.

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

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

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will travel to your bone marrow and begin to grow and produce healthy blood cells., however, you will

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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.

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

all support Ryan.