Regretting the Wife He Threw Away novel Chapter 306

Still not a single clue.

"Actually, there's a case very similar to Mrs. Hudson's that made international headlines—a true medical miracle."

Ferdinand paused before continuing, "The patient was a two-and-a-half-year-old child, also diagnosed with leukemia. Her treatment in the hospital wasn't going well, and as her condition deteriorated, her parents eventually gave up hope and took her home to spend her final days in peace. But once she was home, she began to improve day by day. When her parents finally brought her back for a follow-up, the doctors were astonished to find that every trace of cancer had vanished from her body. It was nothing short of miraculous."

"I remember reading about that," Dr. Teague said. "A whole panel of top international experts gathered to analyze her case. Their conclusion was that the child caught an infection while she had leukemia, which triggered an intense immune response. Her immune system not only fought off the infection, but also destroyed the cancer cells. In short, her immune cells played a decisive role."

Ferdinand nodded, "Exactly. Normally, the human immune system is no match for cancer. But I spoke to her attending physician at the time, and before the river incident, the patient was already being prepared for surgery. To boost her immunity, they used a combined regimen—both conventional and holistic medicine. I believe that might have been a key factor."

One of the other department heads raised a question, "The thing is, that kind of combined regimen to boost immunity is pretty common in current practice. Yet we rarely, if ever, see this kind of result."

"There's another critical detail," Ferdinand said. "The patient's family just told me that after she was rescued four years ago, she ran a high fever for an entire week. My guess is, that weeklong fever was the infection that supercharged her immune system."

The room fell silent.

"If that's the case," Dr. Teague mused, "maybe we could incorporate her case into our clinical approach. It could give leukemia patients a real boost in their chances for recovery."

Ferdinand gave a faint smile. "The general idea is correct, but we can't recreate all the coincidences that led to these two miracles. Clinically, immune cells typically can't wipe out cancer—there's something inherent in the way cancer behaves. So, as much as we'd like to, medical miracles like this are chance events, not something we can engineer."

"Mr. Ellsworth is right," another doctor said quietly. "Some of us spend our entire careers without witnessing a miracle like this. Still, it's something to remember."

…

The case conference ended.

Ferdinand relayed their conclusions to Briony, along with a translated copy of the international news article about the similar case.

Briony read it, tears welling in her eyes.

There was still no clear explanation, but the outcome was better than she'd dared hope. For her, it felt like a blessing from above.

Julia's cancer was gone, but the plunge into the river had left lasting damage—lung scarring from the infection, and lingering issues with her liver and kidneys.