As the day's flew by Jesse's eldest remained the same at least Luke was still hanging on Luke is a survivor after all.
Meanwhile back at the farm Bo was just now wakin' up to the nice smell of bacon he couldn't wait to sink his teeth in it.
" Hey Morning Daisy that Bacon sure smell's really good". said Bo
" Thanks Bo hey would you like eggs or grits with your bacon?". asked Daisy
" I'll have Bacon , Eggs , a bisquit". said Bo
" where in the heck is Luke at I ain't seen him since Sunday". said Bo
" I would have thought that he would been back from his Marine Reunion by now".
" Well um Bo I got somethin' to tell ya , I ain't got a clue as how tell ya honey". said Daisy
" Um.. do you know where Luke is?".asked Bo
" Um.. Yes I do and he'd be here if he could Bo he's in a bad way". said Daisy
" Daisy what are you tryin to tell me?". asked Bo
" He's been hurt Bo ", he was hit by a car one night.
Daisy was afraid to tell Bo what all she knew on account of it may come true".
" Well.. um.. he's In a coma on life support at Tri-County Hospital ,Enos found him on the side of the road". said Daisy
" "OH NO Holy Smokes", I gotta get down their I gotta see him!". said Bo
" Daisy I gotta see Luke fore' it's too late to say I'm sorry". said Bo
" What you gotta be sorry for ?". asked Daisy
" I said somethin' to Luke that I regret and I need to apologize to him fore' it's too late". said Bo
" Well as much as I don't think it's a good idea I'll take ya after you eat". said Daisy
So Bo scarfed down his breakfast,then him and Daisy took off like there britches was on fire".
Meanwhile over at City Hall Enos was going through the most wanted pictures hoping to find a clue as to who hurt Luke.
" Hey Enos are you havin' any luck so far finding out who done it?". asked Rosco
" No Sheriff I ain't I... ain't gonna stop though till i find who done this!. said Enos
" So Enos kept searching while Rosco was gettin ready to go out on patrol and ruin someone's day".
" Well I'll see ya Enos I'm going out on patrol I gotta give someone a ticket fore' boss gives me a paycut"
Meanwhile over at the hospital Uncle Jesse was sittin on a bench waiting to see Luke when he saw Bo , Daisy walk in.
" Hey Uncle Jesse Daisy told me about Luke I gotta see him". said Bo
" Well you may have to wait doc Appleby's in with him now he took a turn for the worse unfortunetly". said Jesse
" Oh No!, is.. he, is.. he .. Dead?! asked Daisy
" No baby he's still alive he suffered a seziure last night. said Jesse
So Bo, Daisy took a seat next to Jesse and they waited , waited , for about 6 hours fore' doc Appleby came out".
" Hey Doc how's Luke doin?". asked Jesse
" Well as much as I wish I had better news for ya'll he still remains in a Coma".
" He is for the moment still stable I'm afraid that he may still need surgery ".
" Um ... Why would Luke need surgery?". asked Bo
" Well due to the bad blow he took during the accident caused him to go into convulsions.
" I got a pretty good idea that it could be due to the fact that he has developed a brain aneurysm.
" Basically it means that he's been bleeding into his brain the only way we can fix it is by putting a stent into his brain
" I'm afraid that Luke's body won't be able to handle the pressure of the surgery with all the trauma ". said Doc
" I'm gonna need your permission Jesse to perform the surgery ". said Doc Appleby
" You just make sure that's what it is first and will go from their"!. said Jesse
So Doc Appleby then left the Dukes and went to see what he could find out about Luke's condition".
Luke meanwhile was laying out cold on an exam table you couldn't hear a peep out of him as the scan was taking place.
15 minutes later the scan was complete and Luke was wheeled back into his room and placed back on his bed.
Then Doc Appleby read over Luke's results and he was shocked to see a little aneurysm burst in Luke's brain.
" Well this ain't good at all poor Luke if I don't fix this soon he could remain a vegetable". said Doc
" As Luke lay restin' in his room he could faintly hear voices around him he just couldn't respond.
the nurses was coming into Luke's room and they checkin' out all the machines so far all of em looked good
but unfortunetly the only thing that wasn't lookin' good was that Luke Duke wasn't waking up.
Meanwhile Doc Applebee was making his way into the waiting room to tell the Dukes about Luke's condition.
" I just looked over Luke's x-rays and as it turns out LUke did develop a brain aneurysm.
" Since Luke is still in a coma I'm gonna need your permission Jesse". said Doc
So Doc. Applebee handed Jesse a sheet of paper to sign and he signed it and then gave it back to doc Applebee.
Then he walked over to the frontdesk and asked the nurse to setup OR 3 to which the nurse replied to him okay.
Meanwhile in Luke's room he was being placed onto a gurney and then wheeled on over to the elevators.
The Orderly pressed the button for the 4th floor and then the doors shut and the elevator went down to the 4th floor.
And when the doors opened a nurse was standing their waiting to take Luke to the operating room and so she did.
Once Luke arrived at the operating room he was then laid on to the Operating table then doc Applebee got out his razor
and he began to shave off Luke's hair then once that was over he asked his nurse to hand him the scissors.
Then he went about inserting the stent into Luke's brain , the incision required 10 sitiches to close.
Balladeer: You Know time seems to be as slow as molasses when you is waiting for word on a loved one.
Bo couldn't take sitting any longer he took to pacing till he wore a hole in the carpet, Daisy read a magazine,Jesse worried.
Until finally the doors to the ER swung open and Doc. Applebee stepped out and walked on over to the Dukes.
" Sorry it took so long to let y'all know how Luke is doing but the surgery was a success". said Doc
" Well that's great news doc how long till we know if Luke will wake up?". asked Bo
" Only time will tell since the aneurysm is now fixed then maybe Luke will start to wake Doc
" um can I see Luke now doc?". asked Bo
" Well not right now he's still in the recovery room you will have to wait till he's back in his room.
"The swelling's gone down. It's hard to say...about complications an' such... 'til he wakes up..
Meanwhile back in the recovery room a nurse was coming over to check on Luke to see if he was awake yet.
" Luke are we awake yet?". asked Nurse Pammy
So she lifted up Luke's eyelid and she shined the light in but unfortunately she didn't receive a response.
" Nope I don't think so". said Nurse pammy
Luke was healing good phyiscally but mentally was another story on account of he still ain't shown any sign of waking up.
Then finally around 11:00 am Luke was wheeled out of the recovery room and back into his room. Gently laid onto the bed.
before the nurse left his room she covered him with a blanket and she checked his machines they all looked good for now
then she slowly left the room an closed the door , went to report to doc. Appelbee about Luke's condition.
Jesse and Daisy had to leave on account of Daisy had to get back to the Boars Nest for the lunch crowd, Jesse had chores.
So Bo had decided to stay behind and wait to see Luke and so he patiently waited to see Luke in his room.
" Bo you can see Luke now but i just want you to be prepared. That he's hooked up to alot stuff so don't be spooked. said doc
So Bo followed Doc. Applebee down a long hallway till they came to room 101 and he slowly opened Luke's door.
At first glance Bo thought Luke was asleep till he took into account all the machines he was hooked up to.
" Oh My God Luke, ... who did this to you why?". asked Bo
" the only sound that met Bo's ears was the sound of the ventilator pump .
But Bo didn't quit he kept pleading, begging, coaxing Luke to open his eyes but it was no use Luke didn't open his eyes.
" Oh Lord I don't like the sound of this friends sure hope O'l Luke don't meet his maker fore his time.