189 It Makes Me Guiltier (1/2)
A day after Jim had left to see Dr. Aijohn,Jia found an excuse to go to the city.She just couldn't wait for another day to know the whole truth.
Halfway before she reached the city,she called up Dr. Aijohn.
”Where are you? ” She asked.
”Bad mood? ” Koko sensed harshness in her tone.
” I want to eat you! ” She said,not laughing at all.
”Anna,what's the matter?Your throwing tantrums again because you miss him? ” Koko laughed,giving a wink towards the man across him.
”I'm not kidding! ” Jia retorted.
”Okay,okay, I'll prepare myself for the big fight! ” He answered back while swinging on his swivel chair.
”Twenty minutes.”
Dr. Aijohn then turned again to his clients who looked like a couple.The man was the donor applicant for Jim's bone marrow transplant. Thewoman, who was about his age,must behis girlfriend. He gave them an amused grin as he apologized himself.
”Sorry for the interruption. It's my bestfriend,Anna. ” Dr. Aijohn said as he looked at the woman.
The man laughed softly. ”It's okay. ”
”So,let's continue. I must let you know that you must make a firm decision to be a donor because you will have to undergo pre - transplant evaluation. And that would include a series of blood examinations and diagnostic procedures to see how fit you are to be a donor. ”
”These tests will let the transplant team identify potential problems prior to the procedure and the possible complications afterwards. ”
”One of the most important tests is the tissue typing. It is a series of blood tests that evaluate the compatibility or closeness of tissue between the organ donor and the recipient. ”
Dr. Aijohn's last desperate resort for Jim after that last bottle of Hailey's Pills would be consumed was the bone marrow transplant.
A bone marrow transplant is a procedure to replace damaged or destroyed bone marrow with healthy bone marrow stem cells. And that is
the most succesful conventional approach to treat leukemias.
Bone marrow is the soft, fatty tissue inside the bones. It is responsible for generating blood cells.
”I'll do whatever it takes,Dr. Aijohn! ”
Then Dr. Aijohn's phone sounded. He waved a hand at the two to excuse himself.
”I'm here outside. ” Jia said.
”Wait a minute! ” Koko said, glancing at his clients.
He then ended the call and turned to the two.