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I'd just gotten the confirmation I had terminal stomach cancer and was about to tell Ingram Torres when I got home. But before I could say a word, Ingram spoke first, announcing the surgery schedule. "Yolanda's found a kidney match. Next Monday, you'll donate your left kidney. "Next month, you'll give your bone marrow. "And after the surgery..." He paused, his gaze icy as he looked at me. "From now on, you'll stay in a nursing home. Don't let her see you again." I looked weak and exhausted. "Ingram, will I even make it through?" He frowned. "She needs it right now. We have to do whatever it takes to save her. She's a piano genius. "You're just an orphan with nothing going for you. Stop being so selfish. I gripped the terminal diagnosis notice in my pocket as I asked Ingram, "What if my kidney is full of cancer cells? Does that mean I don't have to die for her anymore?"