Novel Full Chapter 889: Chapter 1106: Sick
Chapter 889: Chapter 1106: Sick
After teaching Arcainine and Steelix a lesson, Gengar returned with a grin to report on its mission.
Looking at the two still-traumatized Pokémon, Julian curled his lip and said, "Serves you right."
They'd promised to train hard, and look how long that lasted. Some people say 'three days work, two days rest,' but you two? Five minutes of training, two hours of sleep.
Even if they were going to slack off, at least wait until Julian was gone.
He was still right here, and they were already snoring away. They really had no respect for their trainer, huh?
Julian gave a cold laugh and pulled out his phone. Just then, a message popped up on the screen.
Haley: "Brother Julian, my dad is sick. I'm really scared right now."
Julian: "What's wrong with uncle?"
Haley: "The doctor said it's Poké-origin mitral stenosis."
When it came to medical matters, Julian was naturally clueless. But he noticed the prefix Haley used when mentioning the illness: "Poké-origin."
Ever since the world of Pokémon merged with the real world, and with the technological power from the Ruins, humans, using Pokémon and the technology from those Ruins, could now cure almost all diseases.
Even cancer, which was once difficult to treat, was no longer a big problem now.
Living to a hundred years old used to be a nice blessing, but now that phrase was becoming a common reality.
Many people, even if they got sick now, could see a doctor very quickly and conveniently, and fewer people needed to be hospitalized.
But every advantage had its disadvantage.
Humans did use the power of Pokémon to cure their own diseases, but Pokémon were also living creatures. It was inevitable that living creatures got sick.
Thus, hospitals dedicated to treating Pokémon illnesses were born.
And as humans and Pokémon lived together day and night, becoming inseparable, some symbiotic diseases had started appearing in humans.
A simple example was the common cold.
Both humans and Pokémon could catch colds.
After a human catches a cold, there was a very small chance they could transmit it to their Pokémon.
Given a Pokémon's constitution, it was difficult for human cold viruses to infect them. But if they did get infected, the Pokémon's cold could become very severe.
When this kind of cold occurred in a Pokémon, it was called human-origin influenza.
Conversely, if a Pokémon caught a cold, the viruses inside it also found it hard to infect humans, as the two were fundamentally different species.
But the principle was the same. Once a human was infected with a virus originating from a Pokémon, the symptoms became extremely severe, and if not careful, it could even be life-threatening.
When this type of cold occurred in a human, it was called Poké-origin influenza.
Simply put, it was a human infected with a virus from a Pokémon. And with the frail human body being ravaged by a Pokémon virus, it could be incredibly dangerous.
Now, Haley's father, Robert, had been diagnosed with Poké-origin mitral stenosis.
Humans themselves could develop this illness. Normally, a surgery could restore them to normal, and the operation wasn't particularly difficult.
But his condition was Poké-origin mitral stenosis. It was essentially a human heart trying to withstand a heart disease that only a Pokémon's body could normally handle.
"This illness can be fatal?"
Julian searched for information about this disease on the internet and was immediately startled.
"Meta~"
Metagross: "Searching symptoms on the internet, even if you're healthy, you'll think you're dying."
There was indeed a popular saying online.
Even if you searched for something as minor as a cold on the net, it would present terrifying medical scenarios.
So if you were truly sick, don't search online and scare yourself—just go straight to the hospital.
Haley: "Brother Julian, what should I do? Mom and I feel so helpless right now."
Julian: "Which hospital are you at?"
Haley: "At Lake City Apollo Hospital."
As an international metropolis, Lake City had four hospitals that were particularly famous.
They were Lake City First Hospital, Lake City Apollo Hospital, Lake City Army General Hospital, and Lake City Pearl Hospital.
Apollo Hospital was extremely renowned for treating heart conditions, which was why Haley's father chose to be treated there.
Pearl Hospital, on the other hand, was a private hospital affiliated with the Walker Group.
With the Walker Group's immense wealth, they naturally hired many excellent doctors with high salaries, plus world-class equipment and the best service.
It was a typical hospital for the rich; ordinary people would never seek treatment there.
Julian: "Send me the department and room number. I'll come over to see uncle."
Haley then sent him the specific information.
"Dragonite, let's go."
Julian didn't recall all his Pokémon. Lake City was Walker family's territory; what could possibly happen? He mounted Dragonite, and Metagross immediately followed.
Gengar grinned and sank into Julian's shadow.
What Julian meant was, with the three Champions by his side, what could possibly happen?
Before long, Julian arrived at Apollo Hospital. Although he was recognized quickly, fortunately, no one surrounded him.
After all, people coming to the hospital were either patients seeking treatment or medical staff—they weren't there to chase celebrities.
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Cardiac Surgery Ward, Bed 16.
At this moment, Robert's attending physician, Ryan, was explaining the treatment plan to him. Beside them stood Haley and her mother, Sarah.
After speaking for about ten minutes, Ryan finally said, "Family members, please consider it. As a doctor, my recommendation is surgical treatment."
"But doctor, you just said that surgery only has about a fifty percent success rate. That's only half, isn't that too low?"
Sarah was clearly worried about the success rate.
Half success, half failure—wasn't that basically gambling?
"If you opt for conservative treatment, he could be in danger at any time. And with each episode, the consequences will only become more severe."
Ryan's tone couldn't help but become a bit more emphatic.
Haley looked at Ryan. He seemed quite young, so she subconsciously asked, "Then if we switched to another doctor, would the success rate be higher?"
Medicine was a profession where doctors became more sought-after as they aged. Although this wasn't an absolute rule, more experience did generally come with age.
Hearing that, a nearby nurse immediately said, "Dr. Ryan is the best cardiac surgeon in all of Lake City. He's a genius prodigy!"
"Don't be fooled by Dr. Ryan's youth. He has performed just as many surgeries as doctors in their seventies or eighties. And what's more, none of the patients Dr. Ryan has operated on have died yet."
The nurse seemed to be Ryan's admirer. Her expression was full of admiration as she spoke, making Ryan himself look a bit embarrassed.
"A prodigy, just like Julian?" Sarah subconsciously asked.
Hearing her address Julian by his first name so casually, Ryan frowned slightly but still said, "I wouldn't dare compare myself to Champion Walker. But I am confident I can perform this surgery well. Moreover, the patient's condition can't be delayed any longer."
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