Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 438

The doctor eyed the anxious Vivian and gestured at her to come inside. Solemnly, he sighed. “You need to be mentally prepared for this. Your mother is diagnosed with leukemia.”

“What?” At the sound of the word “leukemia,” Vivian felt her mind go blank. How is this possible? How can my mother be diagnosed with leukemia, of all things?

The doctor continued. “You should also know that your mother has been in poor health and that we initially found that she had symptoms of anemia. Upon further examination, her test results indicated that she had abnormal blood tissue. All this points to leukemia.”

“What should I do, doctor? Is my mother’s life in danger?” Vivian sent out a fervent prayer in silence, hoping that Rachel would be alright.

“It’s hard to say, for now. But to treat this, we’ll need bone marrow from a matching donor.”

“Use mine!” said Vivian hurriedly. “I am her daughter, so my bone marrow should match hers!”

The doctor raised a hand to calm Vivian down. “You being a relative does not guarantee a match, but since you are an immediate family member, the probability should be higher. However, you still need to go for a physical examination and a DNA test.”

gave Vivian a slight tinge

signalled for a nurse. “Jane, kindly escort this

the doctor, Vivian then followed

a DNA test. Vivian patiently endured the series of poking and

a compatible donor?” In a fit of nervousness, Vivian did not realize that she had grasped her examiner by the arm and

Vivian. “It’ll be a while until the

wait. The fact that it was a life and death

smile at the doctor

onto a nearby seat. Soon enough, tears began to fall. Wasn’t she just fine?

that her bone marrow was a match to Rachel. There

tears. With a heavy heart, Vivian slowly made her way towards

took a few deep breaths and steadied herself. She also rubbed her eyes vigorously and tried to erase