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Prompted by guest- Jason is diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Chapter 8: everyday is just a struggle:

Jason woke up to the sound of his alarm, he tapped it to make it shut up. For that minute he lay in bed trying to process things and wake up, except he couldn't. Jason had the most unbearable headache and he was surprised he could even open his eyes.

However saying that, yes Jason could open his eyes but his vision was blurry. He rolled over to look at his clock, he managed to focus his eyes on it and groaned when he seen the time. It was 7am and that meant Jason had work.

He felt to ill to go to work, he had a headache and felt like he was going to be sick. However Jason being a Roscoe just sucked it up and got on with it. He dragged himself out of bed, ignoring the wave of dizziness that hit him and made his way downstairs hoping that he'd feel better once he'd had some breakfast.

Unfortunately for Jason, that wasn't the case and lunchtime he felt even worse. His headache has stayed, the constant feelings of nausea were coming and going, he had dizzy spells and for some reason he found maybe doing a simple task that Ben had asked him to do, hard to complete.

Luckily for Jason Ben had noticed this and was starting to have concerns about the young policeman. Ben started to wonder if Jason was maybe having a relapse or if he was just feeling unwell. So he decided to go and talk to him.

He walked up to Jason, who was leaning on the desk with his head bowed down. "You alright mate?", Ben asked and it was only when he got closer he realised how ill Jason really was. "Yeah I'm fine", Jason replied trying to make it sound convincing but it didn't work.

"It's just you don't look it", Ben said concerned for Jason, "look why don't you go home, get some rest and come back tomorrow." Jason looked at Ben with relief painted all over his face and slowly made his way out the station trying not to collapse.

Ben saw this and decided to ring Robbie, just so he could keep and eye on Jason. He knew him and Jason didn't have the best of relationships but if Jason was ill then Ben wanted someone to know.

It was miracle Jason had actually reached the house without collapsing, he fumbled putting his key in the door but then he managed to get it and he stumbled into the house, managed to make his way into the living room and crashed down on the sofa.

Robbie had received Ben's call and was instantly worried, from what Ben had told him, it sounded like Jason might of been relapsing and that was one thing Robbie didn't want. Fair enough Jason hated him, but Robbie didn't hate Jason and if Jason was ill Robbie was gonna help him get better.

Robbie decided to make his way back home as Ben had said that's where Jason had gone. He walked in the house and stood in the hallway. "Jase!", he shouted through the house, but he got no reply. Robbie wondered into the living room and his heart skipped a beat when he saw Jason lying on the sofa.

"Jase", Robbie ran over to Jason and crouched down beside him thinking the worst. He checked for a pulse, there was one, Robbie breathed a sigh of relief. This meant Jason wasn't dead but that didn't mean he wasn't unconscious.

"Jase", Robbie said gently shaking his brother. Jason stirred and Robbie smiled, he was just asleep. "Ahh", Jason groaned sitting up and clutching his head, in this moment concern washed over Robbie's face. Jason lay back down, but then propped himself back up when he realised who was in front of him.

"What are you doing here?", Jason snarled and Robbie just rolled his eyes. "I'm here because I'm worried about ya, Ben rang me and said that were ill, dizzy and had a headache and I obviously because of your past thought the worst", he finished and couldn't ignore the look Jason gave him.

"Look jase I'm worried about you, your just not yourself at the moment. I think you should go and see a doctor", Robbie said as he waited for Jason's rant to follow. "What", Jason said sounding shocked, "I'm ill with BDD again, or whatever you think, I've just got the flu so you can go away."

"I'm gonna book you a doctor's appointment for next week, no arguments", Robbie said and left Jason to go back to sleep. As Robbie was at the door he turned around and looked at Jason, there was something in his gut instinct that told him this more than the flu.

A week later and Jason still didn't feel any better, in fact he felt even worse. The headaches were 24/7, he was being sick and throwing up practically everything he ate. He dizzy and often weakness in his left arm, his family had noticed all of this too. They were always asking him if he was alright, helping him if he needed it and to be honest Jason was sick of it.

The day of Jason's doctors appointment arrived and he was getting dizzy spells more than ever. He was up in his room when Joe knocked on the door and came in "you ready?", he asked and Jason nodded about to follow Joe out the room when he had to steady himself on the desk. Joe turned around and linked arms with him, helping him down the stairs and to the car. "Good luck", Robbie said as Jason got into the car, Jason just nodded and put his seatbelt on.

Well he tried to put it on but he couldn't so Joe helped him and went round to get in the front to drive them to the hospital.

Joe and Jason sat in Dr. Hartsfield's, the neurologist, room as he collected some of the data of hia computer. "Jason what is it that brings you hear?", the doctor asked looking at an ill looking Jason who one hand supporting his head.

"Erm, I've just been having, erm, constant headaches, weakness in my arms, dizziness and being sick for a while and erm, just wondering if you knew what it was", Jason said in between groans. The doctor looked at Jason and he had a suspicion that Jason had a brain tumour so he decided to do a neurological examination.

"Jason I'm going to ask you a few questions and get you to do a few things, not hard things, but just to how you are", the doctor said and Jason nodded. Dr. Hartsfield got Jason to do a number of things including his reflexes, his hearing and vision and his balance and coordination. The doctor noticed that when it came to balance and coordination, Jason really struggled.

"I would like to book Jason in a for a CT Scan tomorrow at the hospital", the doctor began this tome talking to Joe, "it's just precaution but would just like to make sure." He said smiling and handed Joe a piece of paper and said his goodbyes to Jason and Joe, watching as Jason struggled to walk.

The next day rolled around and before Jason knew it he was in the CT scanner with his nervous family waiting outside. He'd never had one before, and by the looks of things his family were more nervous than he was. It was over quite quickly and Jason found himself sitting back in Dr. Hartsfield office getting the results.

Dr. Hartsfield sat down in front of Joe and Jason, with a negative look on his face. He sighed, "I'm afraid it's not good news, it appears Jason has a brain tumour", Jason's heart sank at the doctors words. "However it is only a grade 2 one which means it is a benign brain tumour and is therefore treatable by surgery and it is unlikely it will return."

Jason just sat there, he couldn't believe he had a brain tumour, he thought he just had the flu. He felt Joe's hand grip his thigh but all Jason could just do was stare. "The operation will be in a weeks time but in the mean time I would like Jason to stay in hospital just in case his condition deteriorates." Jason and Joe both nodded processing the information that had jjsy been fired at them.

A week later, was the day of Jason's operation. To say he was nervous was an understatement he was petrified. He was on the trolley being wheeled down to theatre when he felt Robbie's hand grip his and Jason gripped it back. He knew deep down he was going to be alright, so that was all he needed to reassure him.

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