Cam held her belly as she waited for Linney to get back with Matt and Cody. It was the last show before Matt started his leave so he could be home with her and the baby. A boy they'd found out a few months earlier. She was six weeks from her due date and ready to head home to rest. She and Matt had finally decided on name after disagreeing for months. Henry Matthew Korklan was what they both agreed on. She looked up just as the door opened.
"Man, that match was brutal." Matt said walking with Cody and Linney. The twins were sleeping in the pack n play nearby.
"Yeah but you kicked butt." Cody replied.
"Now that everyone has kicked butt, can we please go?" Cam said drawing their attention to her.
"Sorry, babe." Matt said kissing her. "Let me shower and we can go." He knew she was tired as she had been over the last few weeks. With the birth close and the complications she had, he worried about her.
"Okay." She smiled.
"So, how are you feeling?" Linney asked her friend.
"Tired. The doctor is a little concerned about the placenta previa."
"You will be fine."
"Thanks." Cam said as Matt and Cody both came out of the shower area.
"You ladies ready to go."
"Yes." Cam replied getting up.
Cody and Linney got the twins and they headed out to the hotel. Matt and Cam were leaving out the next morning for home.
Cam went to stand and pain burned through her stomach. She cried out and Matt was right there by her side.
"Cam?"
"Something...is wrong." she panted out. Matt sat her back down and grabbed his cell phone dialing Linney's number.
"Hello?"
"I need you to meet us at the hospital. Something's up with Cam and Henry."
"Alright." Linney said. Cody looked over at his wife with a worried expression on his face. "Get to the hospital. Matt and Cam on their way. Something's wrong with Henry."
Cam held her stomach and cried as they waited for the ambulance to get there. She was scared to death. Matt held her hand and kept reassuring her that everything would be fine even though he was dying on the inside.
"It's too soon. He has to be alright." she sobbed.
"Baby, everything is going to be fine. Don't worry." Matt said giving her a kiss on the forehead as they loaded her in the ambulance.
They arrived at the hospital and she was taken back to the ER to be examined and then up to labor and delivery. The OB/GYN on duty examined her and she was hooked up to a fetal monitor.
"Okay you are in labor. I was going to give you something to stop it but the baby's heart rate is abnormal plus you have a condition called placenta previa and you have extremely high blood pressure." The doctor made a note in her chart. "With all of this, I'm not sure stopping the labor is a good thing. So, I want to do some tests and go from there."
"Is all of this very serious?" Matt asked.
"Yes. The complications are serious. But we have the state of art everything. I'm going to order the test." He walked out leaving them alone.
"I'm scared." Cam said softly.
"Everything is going to be okay." Matt said holding her hand. He didn't want to admit that he was scared too. The door opened and the nurse came in to take some blood. "I'm going to see if Cody and Linney are here."
She nodded as the nurse took her blood. Matt headed to the waiting room and saw his sister and her husband waiting.
"Guys, thanks for coming." He said to them.
"How is she?" Linney asked.
"She is in labor and she is only 33 weeks."
"Are they stopping it?" She asked.
"No. The baby's heart rate is abnormal plus she has placenta previa and very high blood pressure." He sat down and placed his head in his hands. "I'm scared for her and the baby."
"Cam is a strong person Matt. She's going to be fine. And so is Henry. Don't forget he has your hardheaded genes as well." Linney said. "You go be with her. We will be right here when you know something." Matt nodded and hugged her. "Will you go get us some food?" she asked. Cody nodded and leaned in kissing her. She waited for a minute and then walked into the chapel.
"God, I know I don't do this often enough but...please do everything you can for them. Cam and Henry mean everything to Matt. We've both lost so much already and I think if he were to lose them, he'd die. Please God. Please protect them. And say hi to Mom and Dad for me. I know they are watching over us. Amen."
Cody called his dad when he went to get the food. He told him what he knew. Dusty said he would come as soon as he could. Cody sighed and headed back. He hoped that his sister and nephew would be okay.
Matt headed back to the room and the doctor was there. "What is going on?"
"The baby's heart rate hasn't gone up like I wanted. So, we are going to do a c-section to get the baby out." The doctor said. "Cam, I'm going to talk to Matt about some insurance things. Sarah here is going to get you prepped."
"Okay." She smiled at her husband.
"I will be right back." Matt said kissing her on the head. He walked out with the doctor.
"Mr. Korklan, I asked to see you alone to have you sign some things and really explain to you what is going on."
"Okay."
"Cam's condition is very serious. She is having some bleeding with the placenta previa. Once we get the baby out, we will try to stop the bleeding. If we can't give it under control, we will have to do surgery and do a complete hysterectomy."
"Do you think you can stop the bleeding?"
"I think we can. The blood pressure is serious. It puts Cam and the baby in danger. You have to be prepared for that. We have the state of the art everything. But I need you to give us permission to perform the hysterectomy if needed."
"Alright." Matt signed the paper for the doctor and walked to the waiting room. He wanted to tell Linney and Cody.
"Matt, how is she?" Cody asked.
"It's serious. She has some bleeding with the complication. They are getting ready to delivery Henry. They have to stop the bleeding. If they can't, they will have to perform a hysterectomy."
Cody sighed. Cam had always wanted a family. It had been her dream and she would take it hard and feel like she'd failed Matt if they had to do a hysterectomy. He sighed.
"She'll be alright guys. I know it." Linney said. Matt nodded. Thirty minutes later, the doctor walked into the waiting room.
"Mr. Korklan?" Matt, Cody and Linney stood up. "Everything is fine. We were able to stop the bleeding and everything is fine. She and your son are great. He is in the nursery if you'd like to see him."
Matt breathed a sigh of relief and walked with the doctor to the nursery. "He is very small. He weighs on 4lbs. 10ozs and is 16inches. He isn't breathing on his own yet. We have him on a ventilator. We also have him on an IV to give him nutrients. He is too small to eat on his own yet. But his lungs are strong. We are giving him antibiotics to warn against infection. He will have to stay here for a few weeks but I see no other problems with him."
They arrived at the NICU and Matt saw his son in the incubator with the tubes and machines. Henry looked so small but Matt was glad the doctor was certain Henry would be okay.
"You can go in and see him."
"How is my wife?"
"She is in recovery. We managed to get the bleeding under control without a hysterectomy. We are giving her medication to help with the clotting as well as antibiotics. We are also giving her blood to replace what she lost. But we have to watch her because of blood clots. We can't be too careful." The doctor said to him. "But I think she will make a full recovery."
"Thank you." Matt said as he was shown to the NICU. He washed his hands like he was suppose to and then walked over to his son.
