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."

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

suddenly cleared his 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 all understand what's involved and also, for the patient's family to be aware of what may happen to

at Ryan

smiled. He looked at 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 continue being under strict isolation because this process will weaken your immune system. We

the doctor

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

the number of stem cells in your bloodstream. Once your levels are high enough, we will collect the

said, "It's not that complicated.

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 doctor

For Jason, you might have mild side effects like fatigue or bone pain but it's temporary. Your body will

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

it's pain that I can endure. You, on the other hand, will have a

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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

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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

as a result of chemo can cause depression. Be sure to stay by the patient's side and offer him the support he needs." The room fell silent as everyone registered the

proclaimed, "We will all support Ryan. I will