"Come on everybody, please back up. Let the paramedics do their jobs," says Elliot People start to back up, letting the paramedics do their jobs. Olivia looks over at Elliot.
"I am going to go and call George," she tells Elliot. Elliot nods to Olivia, as she goes to find a place to make a phone call. The paramedics look over at the crowd. One of the paramedics speaks up.
"Does anybody know what her name is?" The paramedic asks the crowd. Judge Donnelly steps forward.
"This is A.D.A . Casey Novak," she tells the paramedics. "She was diagnosed six months ago with Lou Gerhigs's disease."
The paramedics slip a tube down Casey's throat, to help her breathe more eaisly. They start bagging her immediately. The paramedics load Casey on the gurney, and take her out to the ambulance. As they are loading her up, Olivia comes running out of the courthouse.
"I just got a hold of George, and told him what is going on with Casey. He is going to meet the ambulance at the hospital." Olivia tells the gang. "I am going to ride with Casey. Elliot, could you please take the girls over uncle Don's house?"
Olivia climbs into the back of the ambulance with Casey. The ambulance pulls out, heading for the hospital.
Twenty minutes later the ambulance arrives at the hospital. Casey has started to come around. She is unable to speak with the tube in her throat, and starts to thrash around, trying to remove the tube that is coming out of her mouth. Olivia gently takes her hands.
"Come on Casey, they will have the tube out pretty soon." Olivia tells her. "You need to relax."
Olivia jumps out of the ambulance, and sees George standing there. He has tears in his eyes.
"Oh God, Olivia, what happened?" He wants to know.
"She had just got done questioning me, and she went back to the table. A few minutes later, she slumped over in her wheelchair and quit breathing, Olivia tells him.
George follows Olivia and the gurney into the ER, where a doctor and a nurse meet them.
"What do we have here?" The doctor asks the paramedics.
"A 35 year old female, who has been diganosed six months ago with Lou Gerhig's disease. She collapsed at the courthouse, We had to tube her to get air into her. She is stable now," The paramedics tell the doctor, as they gather their things, and head out on their next run. The doctor turns to George and Olivia.
"Does she have any family here?" The doctor asks them.
"I'm her boyfriend, and this is best friend Olivia Benson." George tells the doctor. "Her parents are traveling around the world right now." The doctor shakes his head, as he walks into the room to examine Casey. George and Olivia go out to the waiting room, where they see; Fin, Melinda, Elliot, Elizabeth, Trevor, and Munch standing there. Olivia goes over to Elliot and gives him a hug.
"What has the doctor found out yet?" Munch wants to know.
"Nothing yet," George tells him, as he walks over to the window and looks out. Elliot walks over to him.
"If there is anything that we can do for you, please let us know. We are here for you." Elliot tells George.
"Thanks," George tells him.
A few moments later the doctor comes out to talk to everybody. He looks around at everybody sitting in the waiting room.
"I thought I would come and let you know,that Casey is stable for now. I am going to admit her into the ICU. Her body is very weak, and her lungs are filled with fluid. With the capacity her lungs are putting out, I'm afraid she has pnumeonia. Does she have a DNR sheet," the doctor tells the group.
"She does have a DNR order, it's back at her house," George tells the doctor. "I can have it here in an hour."
"That's ok, I will just have you sign another form, on her behalf." The doctor tells George.
George looks around the room, and sees that people are wiping their eyes. Georg tells everybody, that he is going to see Casey, and he will be back in a little while. The doctor shows George to the room, in the ICU where Casey is laying in one of the beds, with an oxygen mask over her face. She smiles weakly when George walks into the room. He goes over to the bed, lifts the oxygen mask from her face, and gives her a kiss on the lips.
"Casey, I have always loved you. You have been my best friend, and companion in life. I was wondering if you Casy Novak, would marry me?" George asks Casey. Casey looks at him.
"I don't know, it takes a long time to get a wedding put together. I don't have that much time left." Casey tells him.
"We could get married today, we can ask the hospital chaplain to marry us,and we have witnesses. We would just need a cake and some flowers." George tells Casey.
"What about a ring, I am not getting married without a ring," Casey tells George. George stands up from the chair he was sitting in, tells Casey that he will be back shortly. Casey laughs weakly as he runs out the door. He goes back to the waiting room, very excited,as he runs past everybody, he blurts out to everybody.
"Be ready to attend a wedding at five this evening," he says. Elliot looks at everybody else.
"Did he just say wedding?" Elliot curiously asks the others.