Female Novel
Chapter 280
In response, Selena nodded.
“There is something else that you should note. Even if you choose to let your daughter undergo theregular treatment, her immediate family members should also do a test to see if there is a match, sothat we can operate on her as soon as possible in case she needs a bone marrow transplant.”
Once again, she nodded.
“There’s also another treatment called a cord blood transplant, so I wonder if you have plans toconceive again. Many families that weren’t able to find a donor opted to conceive another child tomake use of the child’s cord blood for treatment. It is a more effective treatment with a higher rate ofrecovery.”
“Conceive another child?”
“That’s right. Cord blood transplant is effective on some children. I’m telling you this so that you canknow all your options. Your daughter’s case is discovered early on, so you have a lot of options. Youshould be mentally prepared to tackle this, so that you can pick out the best option for yourdaughter’s treatment.”
After Selena left that office, she had been mulling on what that doctor told her. She wiped her tearsaway when she got to the ward before giving her stiff face a pinch to make sure she had a smile onher mouth.
Meanwhile, Juniper was already awake. Upon hearing the door open, she turned to look at Selena.“Mom...”
“I’m here!” Selena walked up to her bed to caress her cheek. “What would you like to eat?”
“Mom, do I have a grave illness?”
“No.” Unsure of how to divulge the news to her, Selena chose to keep her in the dark for themoment.
However, Juniper stared at her with a straight face. “Mom, do I have leukemia?”
Hearing her say that made Selena’s heart sink instantly.
“I know what’s happening even if you don’t tell me. One of the children in our kindergarten nevercame back to the kindergarten after multiple nosebleeds. I overheard the teachers saying that hehad leukemia. Treatment failed despite the huge fortune spent on it. He might never come backever again.”
Upon hearing that, Selena pulled her in for an embrace, but Juniper still had more to say. “Mommy,will I die?” The mention of death made Selena feel even more sorry for her daughter. “Mommy, will Ibe able to go to where Jamie is if I die?”
The fact that she still had to start an investigation to find Jameson totally went over her head. Toomuch had happened ever since she got back to Springvale, so she had a hard time keeping up witheverything. Shaking her head, she consoled Juniper by telling her, “You won’t die. The doctor toldme that even though you do have leukemia, there are many types of leukemia, and some arecurable. Do you understand?”
Juniper nodded despite her confusion.
“Don’t you worry, as the doctor will do his best to treat you. However, the treatment might be painful.Are you afraid?”
Shaking her head, Juniper replied, “I’m not. You will be with me, right?”novelbin
“Yeah, I will be with you. Always.” Seeing how thoughtful she was made Selena want to cry.Sometimes, she wished that Juniper could be less mature; she would rather her daughter throw a
tantrum so that she could soothe and love her. However, she was just too mature.
After getting her hands on Juniper’s test report, Selena began searching for information online, aswell as sending out emails to foreign research institutes. The reply they gave her indicated that theycould indeed get a regular treatment first, just like what the doctor told Selena earlier, but Junipermight be more susceptible to relapses after treatment. Although there wasn’t a hundred percentchance that she would suffer a relapse, seeing that there was a chance of a relapse was proof thateither a bone marrow transplant or cord blood transplant would be their best choice.