“You should rest on Saturdays. Why did you come all the way here? It's troublesome." Wanda smiled. She felt a little
embarrassed when she found out that Luca came to visit her.
"I heard you got admitted to the hospital to receive treatment. I'd like to see if there's anything I can help with," replied Luca.
Although naturopathy did not work for Wanda, the techniques Luca learned from Shanks might be useful.
"Thank you..." Wanda sincerely thanked Luca knowing that she would like to help. Wanda also realized she had not thanked
Luca for reminding her that she should head for a medical check-up. Hence, she said, "And thank you for reminding me back
then. Otherwise, it would've been too late when I went for a medical examination next time."
"Ms. Rayne, stop thinking too much. Listen to the doctor's advice and receive the treatment given to you. Let's talk about the
other stuff next time." Luca knew Wanda was feeling upset.
Wanda had spent her life living gracefully.
Even though she got divorced and returned home, she had never stopped living gracefully. Now, she had to undergo the surgery.
Her body would never be complete anymore.
Wanda refused to take the surgery back then due to this reason.
"I know." Wanda lowered her head and glanced at herself. Then, she immediately lifted her head and smiled helplessly. "I
thought of keeping them with me at that time. That's why I refused to undergo the surgery. I didn't expect to lose them after a few
years. They'll stay if they're meant to be. But I've reached the age where they're of no use to me anymore."
Luca felt sorry for her when she saw the miserable look in Wanda's eyes.
"Ms. Rayne, let me help you nurse your health," suggested Luca. Luke had told her the treatment Johann was planning to give
Wanda.
The surgery would not be scheduled anytime soon. Thus, the main treatment would be chemotherapy.
Undergoing chemotherapy was painful. Luca wanted to help Wanda reduce the pain with her knowledge and capabilities.
After all, it was the only thing she could do for Wanda.
"Huh?" Wanda did not understand what Luca meant.
"The doctor might give you chemotherapy sessions to control the lesion. It's difficult for a patient to undergo chemotherapy. Let
me help you to nurse your health. Naturopathy can help to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy. You won't be in as much
pain and you'll feel better," explained Luca.
Wanda saw many cancer patients suffering from side effects after undergoing chemotherapy. This was also another reason why
she was afraid of going for surgery.
A patient might not recover after undergoing the surgery. The doctor would arrange chemotherapy sessions for the patient just to
be on the safe side. Many patients suffered from shooting pains in the body.
This was also another reason why Wanda began to reject taking modern medicine.
“Luca, thank you." Wanda came forward and stared at Luca.
Luca's eyes looked similar to Bianca's. The moment they looked each other in the eyes, Wanda felt like she was talking to
Bianca.
"Ms. Rayne, it's nothing. You must get well soon," Luca said in a voice choked with sobs.
Luca wondered if it was because of the sickness that made Wanda look restless, but Wanda looked paler than two days ago.
Wanda could hear the sobs in Luca's voice. She could not help but feel a lump in her throat. She said, "I'll get well soon. I still
have to look after my father."
Luca almost burst into tears.
She thought she was able to control her emotions well after she was trained on the Island of Despair for three years.
However, Luca could not help but get emotional when she was facing someone whom she was close with and at the thought of
losing her anytime because of her sickness.
"Ms. Rayne, it's time for you to head for another check-up," said another nurse who pushed the door open and entered the ward.
Wanda wiped the tears in the corners of her eyes. Then, she asked with confusion, "Why is there a second check-up? Didn't I
just go for one?"
"You went for a magnetic resonance imaging just now, and you're going for a blood test now. The indices for the blood test in the
hospital and healthcare center are different. That's why we need to draw your blood and undergo the blood test again," explained
the nurse.
"Okay." Wanda turned to look at Luca and said, "Please excuse me."
"Go ahead. I'm leaving too," replied Luca. She followed Wanda out of the ward.
The two of them came to the elevator. Rain was waiting for Luca where the elevators were. She nodded at Luca when she saw
her come out of the ward.
Luca gently nodded too. Then, she parted with Wanda at the elevator hall.
Luca did not leave the hospital. She went to look for Johann.
Luca walked into the elevator and pressed the button heading to the floor where Johann's office was.
She had already asked if Johann was seeing any patients this morning. Johann had postponed his surgery to the afternoon as
Wanda got admitted to the hospital.
"Ms. Craw, are we going to Dr. Park's office?" Rain asked.
"Yes. I'd like to find out more about Aunt... Ms. Rayne's condition," replied Luca in a depressed tone.
Rain did not know what to say, and she had no idea how to comfort Luca either.
The two of them came to Johann's office entrance.
Rain said, “Ms. Craw, go ahead. I'll stay here."
“Okay." Luca knocked at the office door.
"Come in," Johann's voice came from inside.
Luca pushed the door open and walked into Johann's office. "Dr. Park."
"Ms. Craw, you're here." Johann knew Luca would be coming. He was not surprised to see her here, and he looked for Wanda's
examination result that had just come out for Luca.
"I came to see Ms. Rayne's examination report. Is it still processing?" Luca sat on the chair where Johann's patients had always
sat.
"I informed them earlier. The results of the MRI came out. Take a look at these." Johann opened the examination results.
Luca looked at the images of the examination result, but she could not understand them.
Shanks was the surgeon. All Luca did was stand beside him and hand him the medical equipment needed for the surgery as well
as provide some treatment to the patient. She never had to see any blood.
Shanks told Luca that her knowledge was not enough for her to perform the surgery on others.
Hence, Luca could only understand written reports.
Johann noticed the puzzled look on Luca's face and explained the results to her considering that she might not be able to
understand the report. He moved the mouse, drew a circle, and said, "This is the breast lesion. From what we can see now,
there are signs of cancer cells spreading. Still, she's fortunate enough that they haven't spread to the other organs in the body.
It'll be best for her to undergo the surgery."
"Does that mean she'll be losing her breasts?" Luca asked.
“It seems like it now. But there's nothing else she can do to stay alive. If the patient is bothered by it, she may go for cosmetic
surgery after she has recovered. Others won't be able to tell," said Johann. Doctors like him usually put saving one's life as their
priority.
"Okay." Luca looked down and stared at the lesion, feeling helpless.
"I've already contacted an expert in New York. They'll be coming here in half a month. My professor knows the expert well, and
they've agreed to spend two days observing the patient before performing the surgery." Johann told Luca his treatment plans.
It was the treatment plan that Johann came up with after spending some time discussing it with the breast surgeon.