"We have to do whatever we can so that John has a long healthy life. I would do anything to give him that. Where do we go from here?" Amy asked with pain in her voice as she couldn't get over the blow that had been handed to her son.
"Well John needs to start treatment immediatly. And we need to test everyone in your family. Your children, you, your husband, your siblings, parents, anyone who might possibly be a match. Although the best chance is going to be Anna or Lucy. But I have seen parents be a match on some occasions. I can set that tests up in within the next week. And if you have friends or anyone please let them know that even they could potentially be a match for John please come in and get tested. And at the same time we will run the John's DNA and see if anyone in the national registry is a match and if that doesn't pan out we start running drives and see if we can find a match that way. We just have to wait and see sadly. But I will do everything that I can to make sure that John gets the best care possible. I am not giving up. We have a long road ahead of us and John has a long nasty fight ahead. But even though John's odds are great there is still a chance.
"I can't lose him. He is my life. I know you will do everything you can. I just feel so horrible that this keeps happening to my little boy. Everything he has been through and everything he will have to go through still yet... It's just too much sometimes to have to watch him go through all of that. I am just so glad that you have been so thorough with Anna and Lucy and having them tested periodically. I have been greatful for that. I just wished that the tests had shown something. I just hoped we would stay on top of it and it would be okay. I have to call my husband. He is out of the country at the moment. How do I...how do I tell him that our son might die? How do you tell anyone that?" Amy said as she cried at the very thought and it tore her apart inside even to think of it let alone it could happen in reality.
"If it would be alright with you I can call him and talk to him." Dr. Thomas offered.
"No, thank you. This is something I need to do. I will find the strength to tell him. Thank you for everything that you have done and I know you will fight this right along side John until he recovers or... Thank you very much. I am going to go see John now." Amy said as she shook his hand and then she left his office.
Dr. Thomas took off his glasses and he put his hands over his face and for the first time in years he cried. He knew that this young man's chances weren't good by any means. He had been so hopeful the first time and John had recovered and had led a normal life since then. Until the whirlwind news that his cancer was back and it had spread. Dr. Thomas cried for several minutes, then wiped his eyes, and finally he got to work to find any kind of new research and matches for John Juergens Underwood.
Amy walked slowly through the hospital. She felt numb. Her legs were like Jello and she felt like she was going to throw up. She ran to the bathroom and she did just that. Then she wiped her face and she washed out her mouth and then she looked up at herself in the mirror. She looked the same as she had the day before. But she felt like she had aged twenty years in the last few minutes. She hated that she had her whole life in front of her but yet her son who had barely had almost eight years might only have possibly a year maybe two unless they found a miracle. Amy sat on the floor and she pulled her knees into her chest and she made a silent prayer to protect her son and to help him get well.
After a few minutes Amy calmed herself and she got up and she made her way to John's room. He had a bunch of tubes and various IVs and things sticking out of him. It hurt Amy to see that. But she knew it was necessary. She got on the bed next to John and carefully she laid down and she pulled him close to her. And she fell asleep next to him as her tears fell as her heart broke a little more as she held one of the most precious people in her life that was slowly slipping away from her. And there wasn't much she could do but try to fight for him and even that seemed like the odds were stacked against them.
Adrian had just left visiting Ashley, and Toby. She had seen Amy's car parked in the emergency section. So she walked over to the admit desk and asked them what room Amy was in.
"Mrs. Underwood is in ICU room four with her son John. Let me call up there and see if it is alright for you to go in and see him." the nurse said and called back and talked to someone.
"You can go right back Mrs. Callum. ICU room 4 right down the hallway and to the left." the nurse said and pointed toward the right direction. She knew this area well. This had been where Ben had been brought after his fatal accident in which he and the other driver had been killed. Adrian pushed that from her mind. She walked up to room four and then she softly knocked and then she waited. She heard footsteps. Amy opened the door gently and as quietly as she could. She stood before Adrian. Her eyes were swollen and red from her crying and she looked awful like she knew something was really wrong. Amy closed the door gently and went out into the hallway.
"Amy what is it?" Adrian asked her in a gentle tone.
"It's John. His leukemia is back and it has spread. Dr. Thomas just told me. We have to find a bone marrow match. And if we don't then John won't survive. He has a year maybe two with very aggresive treatment and therapy. I keep asking myself why this is happening. And then it doesn't matter it is happening. I just feel like my little boy is slipping away before my very eyes and there isn't a damn thing I can do about it. It makes me angry and sad all at the same time. I am his mother, I am supposed to protect him and keep him safe. But this is something I cannot change, or protect him from. His own body is fighting him. And if he dies... I don't think I can handle that Adrian. I am glad your here. I need someone. Oh God Adrian what if he..." Amy said as Adrian scooped her up in her arms and held her tightly as she let out her fear, her agony, her anger, everything that she was feeling since Dr. Thomas had given her the news that had changed her life, her familys and John's the most. They stood there and Adrian just let her cry to get it all out. Adrian felt helpless because she knew in the end there was nothing anyone but the doctors could do.
In New York Grace and Jack were sitting in there apartment eating dinner with Shawn. Then came a loud bang on the door. And then Jason was yelling outside of the apartment. "Grace get out here right now. You can't run from me. I want you and I will have you. If you don't get out here I will break down this door. I swear so help me if you don't listen things will get real nasty real fast." Jason said in a violent and threatening voice.
Jack stood up and he was angry and felt very protective of his family. He opened the door and saw the hatred and anger in Jason. Jason had changed since he has last seen him. There was something almost evil about him now and Jack wanted him out of their lives for good. "Look Grace doesn't want anything to do with you ever again. So get out of here. If you don't I will call the police and you will be arrested. And I will make sure you won't ever bother us again." Jack said very seriously.
"I want to hear Grace tell me that." Jason said.
"You did she told you that day your were harrassing her and my son. Grace call the police now." Jack said over his shoulder and Grace pulled out her cell phone and called 911. Jack slammed the door in front of Jason. Jason started to beat and kick in the door. Then the police showed up. He was cuffed and put in the back of the police car. Grace felt her tears fall and she felt truly afraid for the first time in her life. Jack put his strong and protective arms around her. He vowed he would do whatever it took to keep his family and his wife safe, whatever it took.
Meanwhile Ricky was in Iraq and trying to get as much info as he could about Bryan. He had gotten some leads and he was packing a few basic necessities. And then he heard the phone ringing and he sat down on his bed and picked it up. He could here Amy crying in the background and he became worried right away. Last time she had been that upset was when Ben had died.
"Amy what's wrong sweetheart?" Ricky said with worry.
"Ricky I have some bad news..." Amy said between sobs. Ricky's heart dropped when he heard that thinking she had lost the baby once again not knowing that it was his son who was in real danger.