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" Good day, Mr. Standford. " The middle-aged Female pediatrician greeted acknowledging his presence as soon as he entered her office.
" Hm. " He replied simply as he took a seat in front of the table.
" So you called for me, doc? "
" Yes, I did, Mr. Standford, it's actually about your newborn daughter. " She replied.
" Oh, so what about her? " He replied calmly though inside he wasn't.
" Well, the results of the blood test show that your daughter had gotten the sickle cell gene. " She said and paused a little Watching his expression from her large Spectacles.
" My God! So it means that she's Sickle celled? " He asked trying to confirm, his hands became cold all of a sudden as he still couldn't believe that his worst fear came true after all.
" You are right, Mr. Standford, She
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