Disclaimer: See chapter three

AN: I think this will be the second last chapter because I really want to wrap this story up, and start writing the sequel, because a lot of unanswered questions from this story will be answered in the sequel.

Once again, all medical information used in this chapter has been found from the internet.

Chapter Thirty Six- It Could have been Worse

Dr. Handley allowed himself a small smile. "The treatment worked. All the cancerous cells have been killed or removed. You won't need any more treatment."

Virgil and John let out huge sighs of relief and grins were etched onto their faces.

"That's great news, Scott." Virgil exclaimed, as John patted him on the back.

Scott, however, remained still, and showed no outward signs of emotion.

"Is everything OK, Scott?" Dr. Handley was puzzled by Scott's reaction, or rather, lack of reaction.

"Yeah," Scott paused. "It's just; I'm waiting for the 'but'."

The doctor knew this was coming. Most of his patients expected some bad news with the good news.

"You were right to wait."

At that statement, the grins on Virgil's and John's face fell slightly.

"In your blood test," the doctor explained. "We found a high level of glucose. This means that your pancreas is not producing enough insulin. Basically Scott, you have diabetes." Dr. Handley stared at his patient, waiting to see how Scott reacted.

Scott blinked. It wasn't that bad, it was still good news.

"Which type?" Scott asked.

"Type one." Dr. Handley replied gravely. Out of the two types diabetes, this was the rarer and more dangerous one.

John and Virgil shot wary glances at each other; this didn't sound that good.

"The insulin I gave you during the chemotherapy wasn't effective, and the pancreas didn't respond to making insulin. Now that you have stopped taking the chemo, the insulin shots will be more effective. In addition to insulin shots, you also need to monitor and control your sugar intake. The easiest way to do this is by using a self testing kit. You will also need to keep active as this can help control diabetes, but don't overdo it. If you feel tired, you need to stop. Otherwise, you can live a normal life." Once again, Dr. Handley paused, and then started to talk again. "I won't remove the intravenous line, because you can use it to insert the injection shots."

On that note, the Tracy brothers took it as their cue to leave.

They arrived at the airport and John and Virgil prepped the plane for take off. Scott called the Island, to let them know that they were leaving Manly and coming home.

The flight was smooth, and tailwinds helped propel the plane, so they arrived at Tracy Island earlier than expected.

Once the trio had settled into the lounge, Scott found himself under a barrage of questions. Alan and Gordon were asking questions at the same time, so it was hard to hear the questions. Jeff silenced the overlapping questions with some of his own.

"What did the doctor say? Did the chemotherapy work? What about those insulin shots he gave you, did they work?"

"Dad, the chemotherapy worked. No more cancer."

A huge cheer rang though the villa.

"However," Scott continued. "The insulin shots didn't."

"What does that mean?" Alan asked warily.

"It means…" Scott took a deep breath. "It means I'm a type one diabetic."

A stunned silence lingered in the air like a shadow.

"Well, that's not too bad." Gordon considered. "I mean, it could have been worse."

Scott nodded, Gordon was right, it could have been worse. Alan was still puzzled.

"Hey, Scott," he asked. "What do you have to do to control the diabetes?"

"Basically control my sugar intake, take blood glucose tests daily and have insulin shots."

Alan nodded; he agreed with Gordon's opinion, it could have been a hell of a lot worse.

Scott looked over at his Dad. "Are you OK, Dad?" he asked.

Jeff hadn't said a word since Scott's revelation. He nodded his head slowly.

"Yes. It will take some getting used to, but I am very glad and relieved that the cancer is not back."

He gave Scott a fatherly hug, and invited the rest of the family to join them. Everything would be fine now.

AN: Sorted it out! There is a definite ending point for this story. The next chapter will be the last one for this story, and then I can start on the sequel to this story. Please review.