Chapter 7: Johnny had a very serious talk with Dr. Brackett for the second time

Johnny goes out into the hallway to have a talk with Dr. Brackett.

Johnny exclaims to Dr. Brackett,"Doc,I need to talk to you."

Dr. Brackett responds back to Johnny,"Sure what's up Johnny?"

"I talked to Melanie,and she told me that both of her parents did this to her. She said that her mom had hit her on the head with a baseball bat first,and she also said that her dad shoved her against the wall,and then she told me that her dad had hit her a couple of times. She told me that she was struggling to get up,and when she did get up she could hardly even walk. She managed to walk out the door,and she said that she fell onto the porch,and sidewalk because she couldn't hardly walk Doc,."

"Child abuse. It is the worst crime that a child has to go through because it really destroys a child. Since Melanie is disabled because of the child abuse she has a very challenging life ahead of her,and child abuse whether its physical,or not can really destroy a child's life.

Melanie is disabled because of it,and can no longer walk. She will have to depend on you to take care of her. You will need to feed her,cloth her,bathe her,and change her diapers. You will have to do everything for her because she can't do anything for herself anymore.

She doesn't even know when she has to go to the bathroom. Since she is disabled she will have no control over her bladder,and bowel movements because of that she has to wear diapers all of the time. She will have pain in her back, and head for a while.

I'm going to keep her here for at least 6 months just to recover from this assault,and you Johnny are required to stay here with her during that time to take care of her. She needs you,and she needs you to take care of her."

"6 months is a pretty long time to stay in the hospital."

"Yes,but that is how long it will take her to recover from this, and her back needs time to heal. Thats how long it will take for her back to heal completely."

"I'd better let Roy,and Captain Stanley know about this Doc."

"Ok,Johnny."

Dr. Brackett let Johnny use the phone,and he calls Roy up at Station 51. Roy answers the phone at the fire station.

Johnny exclaims to Roy,"Hello Roy."

Roy responds back to Johnny,"Hi Johnny how are you doing?" "I'm doing fine,and how are you doing Roy?"

"I'm doing ok,and how is Melanie doing?"

"She's going to be laid up for quite some time,and because of what happened to her she is now disabled because of what happened to her. She will be here at the hospital for 6 months to heal,and recover. I am to stay here with her to take care of her."

"I thought that she just fell down onto the sidewalk. "

"This goes much deeper than that. She is a victim of child abuse. Her mom hit her in the head with a baseball bat,and then her dad shoved her into a wall. He also hit Melanie with the baseball bat. She was bleeding into her brain,and had a subdue hematoma,plus blunt trauma to her head.

Her whole spinal cord in her back is fractured,and broken. She can't even walk anymore because she is disabled,and I have to do everything for her now. When she is released from the hospital she will be in a wheelchair Roy."

"Oh my poor little thing."

"She fell and hit the sidewalk because she couldn't hardly walk at all, and now she cant walk anymore Roy."

"Poor poor little Melanie. What's going to happen to her parents?"

"Dr. Brackett and I are submitting a report to the police they will be getting arrested for child abuse Roy."

"Ok,Johnny Is there anything that you or her need?"

"Right now changes of clothes,and Melanie needs diapers. She has a medical problem because she is disabled she has to wear diapers all of the time."

"Ok,Johnny I'll be there in a few minutes."

"Ok,Roy."

They hang up the phone,and Johnny talks to Dr. Brackett some more.

"Melanie gave me her statement it is to go into the police report Doc,."

"Ok,Johnny I will be sure that it gets there."

"Ok,Doc,thank you"

"You're welcome Johnny."

Johnny hands my statement to Dr. Brackett,and he puts it with the file for the police report.

Johnny comes back into my I.C.U room to take care of me. He changes my diaper,and he puts a fresh one on me. He goes into the bathroom,and he washes his hands. He dries them on the towel,and he exits the bathroom. He comes back into my I.C.U. room.