I've Been There Before

“What … do you mean?” Payne was surprised. Grace turned around. He quickly grabbed her arm tightly and said, “Did you really find a donor?”

He stared at Grace nervously. Grace lowered her eyes when noticed Payne’s nervousness, anxiety, and hope.

The hope of survival.

She smiled and answered, “Yes, I did. You won’t die.”

Pulling his hand away, she seemed to have made up her mind.

When she walked to the door….

She smiled at him. He would never forget that smile.

“Payne, stay strong and enjoy your life.”

Then, the door was closed.

Payne didn’t even have time to say “thank you”.

The next moment, he called Mrs. James excitedly, “Mom, I’m saved! I won’t die!”

He was overjoyed.

Mrs. James couldn’t believe it. She kept asking, “Really? Who is so kind?

I must show my thanks to the donor.

I’ll call your ruthless sister. She actually refused to save you!

Even a stranger was willing to do it.

She should be guilty!”

Payne blushed. He said with embarrassment, “Mom, don’t do that. Grace found the donor for me.”

Mrs. James was surprised at first. Then she said, “Whatever. She is not the doctor. She found a donor for you just because she doesn’t want to donate her own bone marrow.

Do you think she did this for you?

She did this for herself.”

Payne’s face turned even redder. “Mom, I’m tired. I must hang up now.”

Not long after, his attending doctor came and told him that he could have a bone marrow transplant.

Payne hesitated for a moment, but he didn’t ask who the donor was.

The doctor only said, “You’re lucky. From today onwards, I’ll prescribe antibiotics for you as preoperative preparation. You have to take this. After your body indexes return to normal, I’ll arrange an operation for you.”

The doctor added, “I need to talk to your family. The result would come out one month after the operation.”

…

you want to

a person with only one kidney, medically speaking, can still live.” The nurse in charge explained

have poorer health and can’t lift heavy things. They would easily get exhausted

know those symptoms

can regenerate bone marrow. The bone marrow is like leeks and

condition…. Before donating, you need to be injected with growth factor for four to five days in a row. We will collect hematopoietic stem cells. Then normally the donor will have a fever

your condition

the collection of hematopoietic stem cells is not entirely safe. There is still a

condition is indeed

you sure you’re going

take responsibility for any consequences.” She picked up the pen and signed her

surname James?” The nurse was

grandfather’s surname

The nurse was puzzled….

…

Grace returned home, she saw a man at

wanted to turn around and leave, but she resisted the urge to leave and walked to him. “I

She said slowly.

with his dark eyes. “OK,” he said in a low

didn’t you

first. You agreed to let me think about it,

Why was he here?

meant he

He didn’t deny that.

still dark,

“Where did you go?”

an ordinary

her pockets and said calmly, “I didn’t go anywhere. I just had

“Oh … I see.”

that there was implication in his words. But

worried. He must be busy with work at that time. He couldn’t know where she had been and

you not going to invite

eyebrows and noticed that she did not take out

“You promised to leave me alone for some time. Is that a

he looked at her. “Alright, I’ll

walked into

be there for me for the rest of your life,” he said sadly in a

body suddenly trembled, and she lowered her

not sure,” murmured she. However, the elevator door had closed. She took out her keys and opened the door. Walking into the

Even the risk should have been small, it

bone marrow was her

depended entirely

the risk before

the James Group was on the right track, grandfather’s efforts would not

in her hands. She didn’t let her

the decision to find a bone marrow

up her mind when she returned from Erhai

that Payne would take charge