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Matildas POV:
I feel useless just sitting here but what can i do. Im their mother, im meant to stop their pain but i cant help Ethan and i cant stop Caleb who is heartbroken over what's happening. How can this happen again? I just want my baby to be okay but there is this sinking feeling in my stomach that make me fear the worst.
Calebs POV:
Bursting through resus doors i catch the team off guard and make them jump. "I know what's wrong or at least i think i do." I tell them trying to catch my breath. "Well?..." Connie asks. "Ethan had bacterial meningitis when he was little okay. But what if this time he has viral meningitis. Its rare for him to get it twice but not impossible. People at high risk of meningitis is babies and young adults." I explain desperate to tell them everything i can. "His symptoms match some of that of meningitis" i finish. They all look at me till finally Dylan speaks. "Right okay Caleb, Robyn can you set up all possible tests that we will need in order to confirm Calebs hunch" Robyn nods as she sets off to get the tests ready. I fall to the floor tired and scared hoping we have caught this in time. I get up slowly and head back to mum to tell her what's going on.
Matildas POV:
Sitting waiting i see Caleb approach the door. As he walks in he sits over next to me and starts telling me everything. "They are running tests but it looks like we were right. Its likely to be vital meningitis. We just have to hope that its been caught in time." "at least we know what it is and now when its confirmed they can treat him. He has to be alright." I say as my voice breaks i hug Caleb and reassure him again that it has to be alright. I cant lose Ethan, I just cant. Just then the doors burst open and in runs Jacob panting out of breath looking scared. Caleb jumps up and bolts towards resus as Jacob just starts at me and nods for me to follow. This cant be happening i think to myself. What's happened he cant survive much more problems.
Calebs POV:
Getting into resus i see his heart monitor beeping so he is still breathing but there is a lot of blood. I head towards my baby brother and ask Charlie what happened. "He had a major seizure Cal. We weren't ready for it and he hit his head off the bars of the bed. We are keeping the bleed under control but once we confirm meningitis we need to get him into CT to make sure there is no damage to his brain from the seizure." Charlie looks at me worried as mum stands behind me crying. "Was it that bad?" i finally speak as Connie talks to me. "Im afraid so Cal. This seizure lasted a good 5-10 minutes and there was a lot of blood loss so it needs to be checked. Head back into the family room and we will come get you both when we know more." I turn around and walk back to the room with mum. The minute i get in i feel dizzy as i grab mums shoulder and ask her to call a doctor or nurse. Before she can do anything everything goes black and i fall to the floor. The last thing i hear is the screams of my mum as she calls for help.