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."

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

to cut 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 what may happen to their loved one during the

responded, looking over at Ryan

Ryan and 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

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

support. The two shared a look before Ryan glanced at the doctor and asked, "How long will I need to stay in isolation? I've been here for some

in 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

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

that complicated.

your brother. We will start the procedure 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 effects we should look out for?" Lora asked and the

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

asked, "Are you sure you want to do this? Being poked

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

doctor continued,

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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 risk of Jason's cells attacking your

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

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

Lora proclaimed, "We will all support Ryan. I will move