Marrying My Brother's Fiancee
EPISODE 130 MULTIPLE MYELOMA
Sarah sat down with her face down on the chair, in front of the hospital room where her father was.
His heart was crushed to a crumble, it felt like he was difficult to breathe.
What the doctor who treated his father said felt like a sledgehammer breaking a pinch of hope he had accumulated since his encounter with his father.
"Father Winarta, from the results of the examination on blood and bone samples, he suffered from Multiple myeloma disease."
"Multiple Myeloma's? What'sthat?" The adoptive father Sarah and Sarah almost simultaneously asked, hearing foreign terms that had just been heard by them this time.
Doctor Pram looked at Sarah and her papa alternately, his attitude was calm as what he would talk about this is not something to worry about. Ease the slight confusion that struck Sarah's heart.
"Multiple Myeloma is.a kind of plasma cancer..."
"Cancer???" Sarah and her father were with each other for a moment.
" I know it's a bit of a family shock, but it's something I have to say." Doctor Pram sighed for a moment.
"From the lab results, then a complete examination of blood tests, urine, scans with X-rays and MRI and aspiration of bone marrow in the bones of Winarta father there are cancer cells. This is one of the causes of bone loss, resulting in fractures to the bones of his upper arm and hinge become damaged, that's the main cause of recent surgery by replacing damaged hinges with fake hinge bones"
Doctor Pram showed the results of the picture of Sarah's father's bones.
Sarah couldn't speak, she just gawked at the doctor who showed the cells in question.
"Multiple myeloma is a cancer that attacks plasma cells in the bone marrow. Plasma cells themselves are one type of white blood cells that function to form antibodies. Patients suffering from this cancer are generally characterized by pain in the bones." Doctor Pram said again.
"This...this is some kind of blood cancer or bone cancer?" Papa Sarah asked stammeringly.
"Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer. This condition occurs when abnormal plasma cells grow and develop excessively, and interfere with healthy cells around them,
These cancer cells also produce abnormal antibodies. Because it develops in the bone marrow, it causes damage to the bone." Answer Doctor Pram.
"Is this so bad, doc?" ask papa sarah again.
"We hope that these cancer cells do not expand to suppress the level of damage they cause, under normal circumstances, plasma cells will produce antibodies that function to protect the body called M proteins. When plasma cells become myeloma, the antibodies produced do not work as they should. Protein M eventually builds up and damages several organs, such as the kidneys, bones, and nervous system.
These abnormal antibodies, in addition to not being able to function to protect the body, the buildup of abnormal antibodies can damage certain organs, such as the kidneys and other organs gradually. These abnormal plasma cells in medical language are called Myeloma."
Sarah could hardly understand what the doctor was saying in his long and wide explanation attempt.
Sarah knew that Pram's doctor was only trying to give an explanation that smooths it with medical sentences so that they did not panic and understand the disease now suffered by the father.
"What's the cause until my sister can suffer from this strange disease doc?"
"This usually can occur in patients who are over the age of 50 years, have a family history of multiple myeloma and are genetically at high risk of cancer or can also experience immune system disorders."
"Will my father be healed, doc?" This is the question Sarah wanted to ask.
Doctor Pram momentarily looked at Sarah, as if he were choosing the right words. He does not want to give empty hope but also may not say frankly if this disease can not be cured.
"We can inhibit the development of these cells in order to reduce their speed of damaging healthy cells, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, and pieces of blood, which are around it." Doctor Pram replied while trying to remain calm.
"Tomorrow, we schedule a complete scan to see the development of these cells, and determine the appropriate course of action for Mr. Winarta." Add doctor Pram later.
"Would my father be treated, doc...?" Sarah's tears almost came out of her eyes that shone unblinkingly looking at Doctor Pram.
"I'll do whatever doc, for my father's recovery..." Sarah continued in a loud voice.
"Of course we will try to do our best, we will give medicine, radiotherapy, even if possible we will do a spinal cord transplant."
"I am his son, doc.I am willing to be his donor." sarah said along with tears that could not be contained.
"Darling..." A soft call shocked Sarah who was still downcast while covering her face with both palms.
Sarah raised her face wet with tears. Raka sat down next to him while holding her hand on the wife's shoulder.
"What's up, baby?" Raka asked, his handsome face, looking anxiously at Sarah.
"I.i.m..." Sarah does not know what to answer, her chest feels tight, it feels like she can not bear the burden that is now in her responsibility.
"Dad.he..he is sick..he is sick.he is sick.he is sick.she..." Sarah tried to speak in a stammering tone, but it was really hard for her to say it.
"Darling..all will be fine." Raka held Sarah's shoulder gently. Raka's embrace made her unable to stem her sob again.
She cried so much in the arms of her husband, sharing the anxiety, the fear that was now piling up in her heart.
"Darling, whatever happens we'll get through this together. Be strong, that your father may be stronger if you see him strong." Bisik Raka in Sarah's ear.
"I'm scared..." Sarah said in between her lines.
"Being afraid is natural but don't be weak from fear. Hope and do'a are sources of strength if we become afraid." Raka patted his wife's back gently.
"I was so scared, something bad happened to me." Sarah said, raising her face from Raka's shoulder.
"God always has a plan in every event that we have to go through, whatever it is. We only fight as we can, even if the final decision is in God's hands. Good or bad, that's the best. So, let's hope we get through it well." Raka rubbed the tears that made the wife's cheeks wet.
"Don't be afraid baby.I'm right with you through it..."Whisper, while gently tucking those wet eyes.
(This chapter, the author writes and dedicates to the memory of the author's mother who died of the same disease 7 years ago, Myeloma multiple blood cancer. All the fear and sadness is so hard to get through, when you hear it is something you can't heal...😭 But the love of the people around us will strengthen us through our every hardship and sorrow.)
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