For Me And Him
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Tamy returns to his room, but occasionally he breaks up, not wanting to undergo a liver transplant.
Om Leo just nodded, saying all Tamy said.
Slightly smiling, I saw Tamy who could already scold and lecture others, including her own father.
"Om" called me before Leo pushed Tamy into his room.
"What's up, Virgo?" She asked.
"There's something I want to ask" I said softly.
Om Leo nodded, he pushed Tamy into his room. While I was still waiting for him outside.
After a few minutes inside, Leo came out, and I saw my girl sleeping in there.
"What's up?" tanyanya direct.
"Om, is Tamy currently okay?"
Om Leo nodded slowly, sighing as he looked at his girl's body from behind the glass door.
"Better than before" he replied gently.
"Thank God, I'd like to ask you about a liver transplant for Tamy, Om."
"Virgo, what do you really want to know?"
"Can a liver transplant be done only by a dying person? Can a healthy person be a donor?" ask directly.
Om Leo smiled gently, he patted my shoulder while embracing it. Walk down the hospital corridor.
"Did Tamy say something about a liver graft donor?"
"Yes, he said only the dying could do it. Because the risk is great, so only people who are on the verge of death can donate hearts."
Leo smiled again, shaking his head.
"Virgo, you've been fooled again" replied Leo softly.
"meaning?" many confused.
"Liver transplantation can actually only be done by two people who are equally healthy, both the donor and the recipient. Both should be in good health. Because if one of them is in bad shape, then a liver transplant can be bad or fail to function."
Om Leo stopped and sat between the rows of chairs in the hospital corridor.
"The heart is not like a kidney, Virgo. The donor's heart will be back in one piece after some time."
For a moment I was silent, ringing back to Tamy's words that I believed just like that. Likely, Tamy keeps lying to me like this.
"The reason why I don't want to do a liver transplant on Gina, because Gina's health is not so good either. Currently his liver is not spread cancer, but taking organs from a parent affected by cancer, then the risk will be greater. To the donor or the recipient, they can both experience bad conditions after post-surgery."
I was still silent, for a moment my mind was blank, drifting somewhere.
I still do not think, until this moment all the lies Tamy still a thorn in my heart.
"Virgo, are you okay?" She asked.
I took a deep breath and turned my gaze towards Leo.
"Then can Om give half my heart to her? I'm willing to do it."
"Liver transplantation is not as easy as you might think, Virgo. Many stages that you have to go through, before you also have to check your blood type and also the match of your liver tissue."
"Then let's do it. Get a sample of my blood, Om. Do it quickly, I don't want Tamy to suffer anymore."
Om Leo smiled faintly and stroked one of my shoulders.
"If it's all as easy as you say, Virgo. I won't wait five years for a cure, Tamy."
"meaning?" many confused.
"Liver transplantation is usually taken from an inbred person. Because the recipient can do a liver transplant, but not necessarily the body receives a new liver well. If his body refuses, then the immunity in his body will attack the new organ transplanted."
Om Leo sighed, he lowered his gaze. Silent for a moment.
"If Tamy's blood type follows me, not his mother. I will definitely cure him from the beginning" said Leo bitterly.
"Om, we wouldn't know if we didn't try, would we? Just try it, Om. I want to do it, whatever it is, as long as Tamy doesn't suffer anymore. I'll do everything with pleasure."
"Virgo, it takes time for you to get back to your original state. You should also be able to keep yourself from getting infected, although the chances of failure are small, but this is also a risk for you, Virgo."
"Even if the risk is 100% even though I will not hesitate to take this step, Om," I replied confidently.
"What about your family?"
For a moment I bowed, who was currently on my side?
Grandpa and grandma? They've been moving to the village ever since I went to high school.
"My family won't know, Om. Grandpa and grandma are in the village."
"Then what about your last test? Isn't that gonna be done any minute?"
"Om, believe. I can do this, Om. Let's do some heart tissue matching, I'm sure there must be a way for Tamy, "I said without hesitation.
Leo looked at me intently, like he was thinking about something.
Before long he sighed, nodding slowly.
"Well if you insist, let's go to the lab to do the examination."
"Don't be happy just yet, just a match check. Not necessarily your hearts match."
"But I'm sure, our hearts would fit, Om."
"Why is that sure?"
"Because I'm Om's future son-in-law. It must be that my heart and the heart of Om's son have a match."
Leo laughed and shook his head.
"Hahh .. this teenager. How much you want to sacrifice."
"Whatever it is, as long as Tamy's cured. I'm ready to do it, Om."
***
Leo looked at my face very closely. Holding a white envelope in one of his hands.
"Before I open the results of this lab. Virgo, are you sure of this decision?" tanyanya.
"I'm sure, Om. And I'm so ready to wait for the results."
Om Leo sighed, slowly opening the lab results.
"It only takes 62% to match your heart and Tamy's heart, let's see what your heart matches."
Om Leo smiled as he opened the sheet, read it a moment ago his gaze shifted to me.
He looked at me deeply, slowly the paper in his hand came off.
"This is impossible" said Leo as he looked at me.
"What's impossible, Om?" many confused.
"Virgo, it's not just your blood type. But your liver tissue, 92% matches the liver, Tamy."
I exhaled with great relief, very good. I smiled very widely, looking at Leo who was still looking at me intently.
"You have no blood relation at all, but why does your heart match exceed 90%?"
"This is what you call a soul mate, Om. Me and Tamy are a match, even our hearts are the same."
"Don't joke, Virgo. In this world, it's hard to find a match of this high heart without any blood ties."
"Why is Om confused? It's good that we have the same heart."
"What if you and Tamy are brothers?" ask Leo who made me cough for a moment.
"Well, where is it possible. My father and my mother are obviously who, and my grandmother is not a grandmother, Tamy is."
Om Leo let go of his smile and folded back the paper he had in his hand.
"I'm just kidding, I'm the only child in my family. So besides me, Tamy doesn't have any other guardians."
I breathed while stroking the chest, relieved by Leo's statement.
"So, when's the operation going to be done, Om?"
"Don't be in a hurry, Virgo. You have to prepare yourself, Tamy also has to improve a little more."
"All right, I'll prepare myself. When Tamy's situation is ready, then immediately we do the operation yes, Om."
"Well," replied Om Leo quickly.
With a little run, I went back to Tamy's room. It felt like something was lifting my weight all along.
I was really relieved to know this fact.
Tamy, I will punish you very severely for all these lies.
I opened Tamy's inpatient door, heard the sound of the girl's laughter teasing her nurse.
His eyes were immediately moved when he saw me coming. Tamy smiled very widely, somehow his smile looks very loose from before.
His laughter looked very cheerful without being restrained by the pain he had suffered all this time.
"Virgo, where have you been? I miss you" he said spoiled.
I smiled as I walked up to him, I cupped both hands on his cheeks and pressed down firmly on his chubby cheeks.
"Au, ouch, Virgo," his whine spoiled.
"It's punishment for the liar" I replied.
"liying? What did I lie to?" tanyanya back.
"You lied to me. You here, who taught you?"
"What the hell do you mean? I don't understand."
"You, why did you say-"
I hung up the sentence, stared clearly at those eyes. If he finds out I'm gonna donate my heart to him.
Could Tamy be willing to accept it?
If he was able to lie to me, maybe it was because he didn't want to burden me.
So, should I tell you the truth?
