A dimensional journey starting from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 3 3. Reality is always so cruel

"Aren't I in a hurry to come back for dinner? My sister finally cooked the food herself."

Xuan Hao walked in, closed the door with his toes, put down his things, and lay down on the sofa in the living room. It’s really tiring to climb the 7th floor in one breath.

"Is the meal ready yet?" Xuan Hao asked, looking at his sister who got into the kitchen again.

"The rice is ready and in the pot. But the vegetables haven't been fried yet. I'm afraid it will be cold when you come back. Just cook it for a while!" Xuanya's voice came from the kitchen, mixed with the sound of sizzling oil in the pot.

"Click"

After a few minutes, Xuanya turned off the fire and put a plate of dishes on the table with one hand: "Get up, go and serve the rice, I don't have enough hands."

"Oh." He sat down at the dining table with a bowl between his hands.

"How about a taste?" Xuanya held her chin.

"Um."

Xuanhao looked at the two plates of vegetables on the table, shredded potatoes and green vegetables. They shouldn't taste bad no matter how they are fried...

"How have you been studying lately?"

After taking a bite of the food, Xuanhao began to change the topic. Next time, he should do it himself...

"Hmm... not bad, your sister and I have always had good grades..." Xuanya swallowed a mouthful of rice, feeling a little guilty. She felt as if she had hit a bottleneck, and she couldn't understand the books she read recently.

"Is someone harassing you and disturbing your study? I'm going to whip him." Xuan Hao took a bite of his food fiercely.

"No way? I'm very cold." Xuanya said with a smile, "Also, don't try to change the subject. Let me ask you if it tastes good?"

"Good... delicious, good time! Can my sister's cooking not be delicious?" Xuan Hao quickly picked up the vegetables and stuffed them into his mouth. He suddenly hammered his chest, pretending to be choking after eating too much, and ran away Drink water next to you.

"Uh-huh." Xuanya seemed to be in a happy mood as she looked at her brother's panic.

After taking a sip of water, Xuanhao finally breathed a sigh of relief. He finally washed down the food. He couldn't understand why his sister, such a perfect person, couldn't overcome the hurdle of cooking?

What's even more frightening is that the girl can actually eat it with gusto.

Seeing Xuan Ya casually eating the food on the dining table, Xuan Hao wondered if there was something wrong with his sense of taste.

Holding a glass of water, I opened the window. The breeze carried the breath of the mountains. The sky began to darken. On the clean blue sky, a gauze-like rose color slowly stretched.

The burning dawn quietly passed through the mountains and plains, as if looking for something forgotten here yesterday; it passed through the trees, even slipped under the fallen leaves, and traveled to every corner. The afterglow decorated the earth, letting it go in its glory. Welcome the coming of the moonlight.

Xuanhao stared blankly at the scenery outside the window, enjoying the rare tranquility at this moment.

I originally thought that life would be like this in the future. Although it was a bit hard, it was still bearable. The only thing that gives him a headache is probably the tuition fee for his sister to go to college in the future. College is not compulsory education...

However, as the saying goes, good fortune never comes in pairs and misfortune never comes alone.

Before Xuanhao could figure out a solution to the tuition fee, another disaster befell the brother and sister.

His sister suddenly fainted in school, and the teacher called him inside. He dropped the takeaway in his hand, paid the money directly to the customer, and ran towards the hospital.

Xuan Hao was very lucky that his sister fainted when he was at school, otherwise by the time he got home, she might have...

leukemia.

These three words tore apart his happiness fiercely. He once suspected that he had heard wrongly and repeatedly confirmed it with the doctor many times. His heart fell to the bottom.

At the same time, I began to wonder whether my family was really cursed. First my parents, then my sister, and then it was my turn.

The doctor said there are two treatment options for leukemia:

The first aspect is chemotherapy.

The second is hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, also known as bone marrow transplantation.

Of course, the equipment in this small county was not sufficient for treatment, so my sister was transferred to the central hospital in the city closest to her hometown.

In terms of treatment, logically speaking, there is no problem. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation also involves his brother. Of course, it is impossible to suddenly find out that "we are not siblings."

But now there is a more serious problem, which is the huge medical expenses!

Each treatment requires huge medical expenses.

A single chemotherapy cycle costs about 50,000 to 100,000 yuan. Not only is the process painful, but it is also unknown how many courses are required.

Bone marrow transplantation needs to consider whether it is an autologous stem cell transplant or an allogeneic transplant, and whether it is fully compatible. Generally speaking, it depends on whether the bone marrow reconstruction time is relatively fast, whether the process is smooth, and whether there is a serious infection.

The initial cost of a bone marrow transplant alone is between 300,000 and 1 million. Later post-transplantation treatments, including anti-rejection, anti-infection, etc., require huge medical expenses.

Of course he didn't want to see his sister endure the pain of chemotherapy, but the doctor took into account their financial situation and gave him chemotherapy.

This is the only limit Xuanhao can afford. Even so, the family house must be mortgaged.

Watching his sister undergoing chemotherapy, she went from long black hair to no hair, and her body became thinner day by day. She endured the pain every day, but despite this, she still showed him a "don't worry" smile.

Xuan Hao felt a stab of pain in his heart. He hated himself for being too incompetent to let his sister endure such pain.

Taking care of his sister every day, he almost lost track of time.

The only thing he could do was to pray to the god who didn't know whether it existed or not, and pray that his sister would get well soon.

But the gods did not hear his prayers.

The hospital informed him that the effect of chemotherapy did not meet expectations and could not suppress the disease. The only option was a bone marrow transplant, and asked him to find a way to prepare for the cost of the operation.

At that time, Xuan Hao's heart was racing. Just a few months of chemotherapy had used up all his money. Where could he find tens or even millions of surgical fees now?

Seeing his sister's condition getting worse, he was helpless. He didn't know where the money came from. He only knew that if he didn't get treatment in time, his only relative would leave him.

Xuan Hao prayed to the doctor: Can he do the surgery first? Then he would find a way to raise money.

He even knelt down to plead, but all he got was the coldness that penetrated deep into his heart.

"Is reality so cruel?"

Xuanhao Center is full of questions. Isn’t it said that doctors are parents?

"I also want to save her, but I don't have the ability... Whether it's equipment, operating room, equipment, or medicine, I can't mobilize it at will. If I mess up, it will affect the treatment arrangements of other patients. I'm sorry."