Eudora was stunned. How could such a young child have leukemia?
As Harley and Thea stayed still in a state of shock, Eudora quickly came forward.
She asked the doctor, "How's the child doing right now? Is there anything that the family members can do to help?"
"The child's current situation is not that good, mainly due to his poor physical health. We suggest having him treated as soon as possible. However, we need a person's bone marrow to treat his leukemia. If his family understands and agrees to it, we will begin searching for bone marrow in our system! However..."
The doctor paused for a moment, making Thea ask anxiously, "However what? Tell me!"
"It’s just that the child isn't that healthy. If his body rejects the transplant, it'll be dangerous."
The fact made Thea break down completely, "You're a doctor! If that occurs, you must treat it immediately!"
The doctor looked uncomfortable as he answered, "Of course we will! However, we are not celestial beings. We will do our best but we can't guarantee that nothing bad will happen!"
Hearing that, Thea's legs turned to jelly.
"If you can't that guarantee that nothing bad will happen, what will my Cutie Pie become? Tell me, what is going to happen to him?"
Harley was frightened and he hurriedly hugged Thea from behind.
"Thea, don't scare me. Cutie Pie needs you! You can't lose your confidence now..."
The doctor looked at Harley and then at Thea.
"Well, you two look pretty young. Maybe you can try using the blood from the umbilical cord. Blood from a sibling will result in a smaller chance for rejection to happen. So, it's relatively safer."
Harley trembled upon hearing this. Thea was stunned as well.
She thought of another question.
She asked, "I'm not pregnant though, so do we have enough time to do that?"
The doctor pondered for a moment, "Although his condition is dangerous at the moment, if we take precautions, he should be fine for the next eight months! If you can get pregnant within this month, we can extract the blood after seven months..."
"Okay. Thank you, doctor."
After the doctor left, Harley reached out to grab Thea's arm.
"Thea, about this matter, we..."
"Harley!" Thea shook her head. "Don't persuade me to do otherwise. I must save him."
She had been abandoned before when she was just a child. So, she treasured her relationship with Cutie Pie even more. His arrival had also given her a plethora of joy.
She would not leave Cutie Pie nor would she ever abandon him.
Seeing this, Amos stretched his hand out and pulled Eudora to him, "It's getting late. Everyone must be hungry, right? Let's go out and buy something for them to eat."
Eudora was lost in thought. Now that Amos had mentioned it, she realized that it was inappropriate for her to be here.
They had known Thea and Harley for a long time. All of them knew that Cutie Pie wasn't Harley's child.
If Thea followed the doctor's suggestion, it meant that she and Harley...
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