Weak in the Knees Ch. 02 - Sex Stories

Weak in the Knees Ch. 02

... infusion they could do after getting some baseline blood work and setting it up for a long day at the hospital to make sure he didn't respond badly to it.

"I would suggest we start with either the Aubagio or the Ocravist, which is the infusion," Dr. Han said. "I like Gilenya as a drug, but you already have quite a bit of issues with your eyesight as it is, so let's not tempt fate."

It was a lot of information to take in, all at the same time. In the end, they chose to put him on Aubagio, which was a pill, and she would see him again in six months to make sure everything was okay. On the drive back home, Zach was looking up information on the disease. He learned that it was an autoimmune disease that was passed down in families. He would likely have to look into mobility aids eventually, whether that meant canes, walkers, or even wheelchairs. The lesions affected the arms too, though, so he couldn't use a wheelchair like Zayne did. Zach's options were more limited.

Zach was incredibly quiet as they came into the house that afternoon. He seemed happy enough to take Nadya from Diego for a bit, but he wasn't his normal self. All of his emotions were much more subdued. He was relieved to have a diagnosis, to know he wasn't crazy, but he was scared too. He was scared of what the future looked like, and scared for his daughter. How would she handle all of this as he got sicker, and would she end up with it later in life?

He went through the motions of getting Nadya fed, ...

... bathed, and down for bed. After he was done, he sat outside her bedroom door for a while, leaning back against it, his mind racing. Every once in a while he would wipe away a tear that had fallen. Diego, who had been giving him his space to work through his diagnoses internally, was nevertheless concerned for Zach's state of mind. He emerged from his room and spotted Zach lost in his own misery against Nadya's bedroom doorway.

"Penny for your thoughts?" Diego said quietly, walking up to Zach.

Zach looked up at him, his expression a lost one for a moment as he processed what Diego had said, then he laughed mirthlessly. "There's so many, that penny will go a long way." Then, his voice dropped down until it was almost a whisper. "I'm scared. I'm scared for me, I'm scared for Nadya. I'm terrified of what this means, what this will lead to. I'm used to being the strong one, the active one, the go go go Zach. How does that translate with a progressive disease?"

Diego frowned at him, then took him by the hand and led him to his room, closing the door and sitting next to him on the bed. "That's a lot to process all at once. Do you want to break it down bit by bit?" he suggested helpfully.

"Multiple Sclerosis," Zach said after a moment. "It causes lesions in the brain and spine, which depending on where they end up, affects just about everything you could think of. Medicine for the rest of my life, trying to stop the lesions from forming. Basically, I'm looking at a future ...