David and Darlene's wedding had been absolutely beautiful! Dan and Roseanne were caught off guard by the couple's wedding vows. It sure meant a lot to them that they included them in the ceremony. The past few weeks leading up to the wedding had been stressful, especially for Dan. He wasn't angry with Darlene or David, he was angry at the situation. How come nothing ever went right? Sure, he was happy for the couple and he loved them both very much, he just didn't think they were ready for marriage or to have kids yet. He had hoped they would at least have a little bit of money put away first. The morning before the wedding, Dan remembered waking up, and he felt just fine, but right after breakfast, he started to feel strange.
Dan always had a habit of sweating a lot, but this was different, and he had a really nasty case of heartburn, which was shocking since for breakfast he only had a quick bowl of cereal. Usually it took a lot more than a small bowl of cereal to give him heartburn. He just chalked it up to nerves and stress from all that had been going on. The heartburn went away after he took something for it, but once they got to the wedding, he started to feel weird again. The sweats came back, his left arm was bothering him, he could hardly catch his breath, and he couldn't really concentrate. A lot had been on his mind. Darlene, David, Roseanne, money, his dad, the future, etc. It was all too much! Once the ceremony was over, however, Dan started to feel a little bit better, and even ate quite a bit at the reception. Then he started to feel weird again. Worse, even. Roseanne wanted to dance, but he said he needed some air. Like everyone else, Roseanne just figured it was nerve related and that he just needed to calm down. She decided to come out and bring him a glass of champagne, hoping that would ease his nerves. At first, she tried joking with him but then saw that he really wasn't feeling good. Roseanne knew it was serious when he told her to call for help. He then collapsed.
Roseanne dropped the glass of champagne she was holding and rushed to the nearest phone she could find to call an ambulance. She was in hysterics! Once she hung up she ran straight back to Dan to check on him. Jackie walked over, carrying Andy.
"Oh, my God! What happened?"
"I don't know! He just collapsed! I called an ambulance."
Soon, the rest of the wedding guests had gathered 'round to check on Dan. The ambulance arrived and the EMT's told everybody to back away. Roseanne, however, refused to leave his side. Dan was loaded up in the ambulance, and Roseanne rode with them to the hospital.
Jackie asked Mark and Becky to please take Andy and Jerry home and watch them while she, David, Darlene, and DJ went to the hospital. Becky wanted to protest because she wanted to go too, but seeing the look on her aunt's face, she decided not to. Jackie told everyone else that she would let them all know about Dan's condition as soon as she found anything out.
Jackie drove with DJ sitting in the front passenger seat, and David and Darlene sitting in the back. They were all quiet the whole time not knowing what to say or even what to think.
They all rushed into the hospital waiting room to find Roseanne sitting, holding Dan's belt in her hands. She looked like a woman on the edge. They asked what happened.
"They said it was a mild heart attack. They didn't say if he was going to be all right yet or not."
"So they didn't tell you anything," Darlene asked.
"Nothing."
At that moment, a doctor walked up.
"Mrs. Conner?"
"Yes," Roseanne said, standing up. "How is he?"
"He's sleeping right now. His blood pressure was through the roof, but luckily, we were able to bring it down. He had a mild heart attack, and he needs to stay in the hospital for a few days."
"Is he going to be okay?"
"We're not sure yet. We are monitoring him very closely. We won't know anything else until tomorrow. You should all go home and get some sleep, and I will call you if anything changes."
Roseanne shook her head. "I'm not going anywhere. That's my husband in there! I am staying here all night."
The doctor nodded his head in understanding.
"That's fine, Mrs. Conner. We have an empty room available, if you would like to stay in there?"
"No. I want to stay with my husband."
"Okay. That's fine. If you'll follow me."
"Just a minute."
Roseanne turned to the rest of the family.
"You all go home. I will be fine."
"Are you sure, sis?"
"Yes, Jackie, I'm sure. I just don't want to leave him alone right now."
They all understood. Jackie asked if she wanted her to take Dan's belt home for her but Roseanne said no, hugging it tightly to her.
Jackie decided to spend the night. She told Mark and Becky about Dan. Becky burst into tears, and Mark held his wife close, comforting her. David did the same thing with Darlene. They decided to cancel their honeymoon. No way would they be able to enjoy themselves knowing that Dan was sick in the hospital.
Jackie slept in Dan and Roseanne's bedroom with Jerry and Andy, while Mark and Becky slept in Becky and Darlene's old bedroom, DJ stayed in his room, and David and Darlene stayed in the basement. Although, none of them got much sleep as they were all worried about Dan... and Roseanne.
