Prompt - Could you write a YouTuber prompt where Joe has cancer and Zoe is at his flat taking care of him when he needs to go to the hospital and all of his family is there supporting him and trying to make him feel better. Thx. My birthday is October 4th🙂
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One of Zoe’s biggest fear was something bad happening to one of her family members. She was very attached to her family members and if anything was to happen to her mum, dad, brother or Alfie, she wasn’t sure she would be able to be strong enough for it. So it came as a shock for her to learn that her little brother was sick. Her little brother who usually was a ray of sunshine because of his antics happened to fall sick and the diagnosis of cancer fell on them without any warning.
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For the past few months, Joe seemed to be falling sick almost out of the blue. The weight loss, the always being lightheaded and the other symptoms looked worrying for a while and even their close friends could see that the boy wasn’t fine.
Caspar was the first to inform Zoe about Joe’s poor health. He had tried in vain to convince Joe to see a doctor so he decided to let the boy’s sister try and convince the boy. But before Zoe could talk to Joe, their friends pointed out how much Joe had changed.
“His voice seemed different, right?” Tanya asked.
“He looks skinnier than usual too” Louise whispered.
“Zoe, I really feel he should see a doctor” Jim stated.
“I told you” Caspar added.
Looking over at her little brother, Zoe sighed. They’d have to book that doctor’s appointment much sooner.
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Zoe and Alfie had both accompanied the boy to the doctor no matter how much he tried to convince them that he wasn’t a child that needed support to get through a doctor’s appointment. Zoe had merely shaken her head at Joe’s antics. But at the end of this appointment, Joe was glad that Zoe and Alfie were by his side. The doctor had informed them that he was pretty sure that Joe had throat cancer and he immediately subjected Joe to some tests. By the end of the tests, Joe was physically and mentally down as he let Alfie help him to the car and back home.
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The diagnosis was confirmed over the next few days and no matter how much they wanted the diagnosis to be wrong, throat cancer happened to be the news they couldn’t run from.
Joe had been absolutely miserable at first. He just couldn’t understand how he got the illness and why him? And similar to Joe, Zoe had been quite upset too. But she had to stay strong for her little brother. Especially when she found her brother so down.
“Why me Zoe?” Joe sobbed, sat on the bed, tears streaming down his face.
“It’s okay buddy. We’ll get you treated. Nothing will happen to you. I’m here. I got you” Zoe mumbled as she pulled Joe in her arms.
Stood in the doorway, Caspar and Alfie shared a sad look with each other.
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Zoe and Alfie took the responsibility of taking Joe to treatments. Jim, Caspar, Tanya, Louise, Oli, Josh Jack and Conor were all by Joe’s side. They tried to lift his mood and they tried to keep him happy always. But the most important thing was that his parents managed to come and stayover with him. And Joe really needed a heart to heart with Daddy Sugg.
“I’m not going to make it, right?” Joe mumbled as he sat shoulder to shoulder with his father.
“You’re an idiot if you think like that” Graham huffed.
“It’s cancer, Dad.” Joe whispered, voice cracking as a lone tear rolled down his cheeks.
“It’s still treatable. We detected it very early. We can get it cured, kiddo” Graham said, ruffling Joe’s hair.
“I don’t wanna die Dad” Joe sobbed.
“Nothing is going to happen buddy. I’m here baby. Daddy’s got you” Graham whispered as he pulled Joe in a hug.
Tightening his hold on the boy, Graham pressed a kiss to Joe’s temple. He won’t let anything happen to his youngest. Zoe and her mother had to blink back tears at the scene in front of him.
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Joe’s cancer turned out to be treatable. The first thing on their list was a surgery. And after the surgery, Joe had to go through a radiation therapy to eliminate the remaining cancer cells. As tiring and strenuous the treatment happened to be, Joe had his friends and family by his side.
And after a few time, he was finally on the mends. The boy was slowly recovering and putting this scary illness past him.
“I told you nothing will happened to you” Graham whispered to the boy.
“Exactly! You’re no longer a star now buddy. You’re a warrior now” Caspar added.
“He’s a tough guy and I’m so proud of him” Zoe said, ruffling Joe’s hair.
Joe looked up at his family and friends, smiling.
He’s found his smile after so long.
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When you’ve got your friends and family by your side, you can fight anything. Joe had been very down when he learnt about his illness but now, he was just glad that he managed to put his illness past him. He was a warrior. One that triumphantly won over his cancer.
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A/N
This is just a story. May Joe stay healthy forever!
