Elijah and Kasey stood outside their daughter's hospital room, gazing at her. Nala used to be full of life, but now she was frail and weak. Their hearts ached terribly like they had been crushed.
A doctor approached with the latest test results.
Kasey couldn't find the strength to look up, and Elijah hesitated but finally asked, "What do the results say?"
The doctor sadly shook his head.
Elijah clenched his lips, tears welling up in his eyes. Over the past few months, they had reached out to every possible relative, including the Chriss and Patton families, for compatibility tests, but none had matched. The latest test involved a distant Chriss relative.
Elijah leaned against the wall and closed his eyes in pain while Kasey covered her face and wept.
The doctor sighed and tried to console them, saying, "Ms. Nala's condition is currently stable. We can keep searching in the bone marrow registry, but it may take time."
"What if we have another child?" Elijah suddenly asked. "I've heard that stem cells from a newborn can..."
"That's possible, and there have been successful cases," the doctor replied. "But the reproductive cycle is long. You'd need about three months to prepare for pregnancy, and even if it goes smoothly, the gestation period is nine months. In such a long time, there's no guarantee that nothing else will go wrong."
"I can't bear to see our daughter deteriorate like this!" Elijah exclaimed, sounding helpless and desperate.
However, Kasey had an idea. "Elijah, there's still one person..."
"Oh?" The doctor was surprised. "Is there a family member who hasn't been tested yet?"
"Yes!" Kasey seized the lifeline, but just as she was about to say the name, Elijah stopped her. His eyes betrayed fear and disbelief.
"Elijah!" Kasey was nearly desperate. "Is our daughter's life more important, or—"
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