The paramedics arrived and took Nora away leaving her family worried about her life. Frasier took his car and followed the ambulance while Frederick and the girls followed. They stopped by their house to get Meg, Finn, and Enzo.

"Dad," Frederick alerted his father of the family's presence, "anything?"

"She had a heart attack. They're running tests to check where they go from here. She's not conscious right now."

"Frasier," Nora's doctor walked out and up to his patient's husband, "we discovered that the heart attack was caused by stress. Now that could be emotional stress but it can also be physical. Her blood pressure is much higher than it should be. She does have endocarditis, but it's not as severe and the valve doesn't need to be replaced. I'm going to put her on IV antibiotics to clear it up. She'll need to be on them for six weeks, but she can finish them at home. Now, her mechanical valve is in good shape but it has been sixteen years since we put that one in. We can replace it with a new mechanical valve if you would like us to. Nora is getting older and that valve will last at the most another ten years. She'll be eighty-five and the surgery will be far more dangerous then."

"Dad, I think you should have the other valve replaced," Frederick suggested. "It comes with the same risks, but he's right. It's dangerous now, but will be far more dangerous then."

"Okay, replace the mechanical one."

"I'll have the nurse let you know when we have started surgery and keep you updated."

The doctor left the family to wait and see if their matriarch would pull through this time. "When I first met Nora, I was incredibly attracted to her." Frasier said, "she flirted with me to get the job at the station, but then became a nightmare." Frederick chuckled because he could imagine Nora making Frasier's life hell, "I tried to get her fired, and eventually I decided to have her, and the woman I thought was her mother, reconcile. Instead, I almost got her killed twice. She told the hospital after the first attack that I was the only one in Seattle she knew and trusted. I fell fast and hard for that woman. I don't know what I would do without her." Frasier began to release some tears, "Frederick, she was incredibly nervous about meeting you."

"Really?"

"Yeah, she was afraid that you wouldn't like her, and then our relationship would end. She told me she wouldn't be able to handle us breaking up. I told her that you would love her because I love her."

"She made such an effort to always make me feel apart of this new and large family you both created. I always felt like I belonged when I was at your house and I felt loved. I never felt like a step-son or a half-sibling. Mama was the reason for that."

"She's one helluva woman."

After a few hours, the doctor came out and told the family that Nora did very well in surgery and that they would just have to wait and see if her body accepted the new valves. Frasier was taken back to his wife's room and sat by her bedside. A few minutes later, someone else walked in, "grandpa," Frasier turned to find Elie standing in the room, "may I sit with you?"

"Sure, sweetheart," Elie sat on the chair opposite Frasier. The two sat in silence until Nora started to stir. She began coughing and Frasier grabbed a cup of water, "darling, it's alright. Here," Frasier placed the straw to his wife's lips. Nora opened and began to drink. When she was done, Frasier put the cup on the side table. "Now, why don't you let me see those beautiful eyes of yours?" Nora tried for a while before she was able to open her eyes some, "there they are," Frasier smiled at his wife who smiled back.

"What happened?" Nora's voice was raspy and it made Elie hurt even more.

"Endocarditis," Frasier said, "and you had a heart attack. The doctor replaced your old valve and the new infection isn't bad yet. He put you on IV antibiotics for six weeks which you can finish at home."

"I hope this is it for heart shit," Nora said unaware her granddaughter was in the room. Elie smiled at her grandmother's language.

"How do you feel?"

"Tired and sore," Nora answered.

"Are you up for one more visitor?"

"I guess so."

Frasier waved Elie over and the girl took her grandmother's other hand. Nora turned her head and was shocked, "hi, grandma," the girl said through tears. "I'm so sorry for everything and I don't want to change my name anymore. I love you and I'm so glad you're alright."

"Come here," Nora motioned for the girl to hug her.

"I don't want to hurt you."

"It's alright," Nora said, "just don't squeeze me or really touch my chest." Elie gently hugged her grandmother and began to cry, "shh, everything is going to be just fine."

"I should let you get some rest," Elie said as she pulled back. "Feel better grandma. I love you."

"Thank you, sweetheart, and I love you too."

Lina was the next one to visit and she apologized to Nora as well. Two weeks after her surgery, Nora was released. She had been given treatment for her TBI as well while she was hospitalized, but decided to use her wheelchair at least for the day she was discharged. She knew that she'd be exhausted before she got from her hospital room to the car. The hospital helped get everything set up at the Crane home so that Nora could continue her IV antibiotics from there. Lina and Elie insisted that the family move back into the Crane home.

"Surprise," the family whispered as Frasier wheeled his wife into the house.

"Why are you all whispering?" Nora asked with a smile.

"We really didn't think it was smart to yell 'surprise' at someone recovering from a heart attack," Tony said.

"Plus, Freddy wouldn't let us," Van commented.

"I guess I'm the only one trying to not kill mama?" Frederick said.

"He also said we couldn't hug you," Henry added.

"No, I said shouldn't. It's her decision."

"Well, I've decided that you all better hug me. Just not too tight." Nora's children and grandchildren all rushed to hug their matriarch.

The Crane children and grandchildren took turns visiting and keeping Nora company. She had to rest and anytime she got up she had to take her IV bag with her. Elie, of course, spent the most time with her grandmother and had even learned how to change the IV bag. She was on oxygen for the time being as well and Elie learned how to help with that too.

"Hi grandma," Elie walked into her grandparents' bedroom and climbed into bed with her grandmother.

"Hello sweetheart," Nora loved that Elie was always wanting to be with her.

"Do you need anything?"

"No, thank you, I'm fine."

"Not even the bathroom?"

Nora laughed, "no, not yet," she looked at her IV bag that was a third empty, "probably soon, though."

"Let's see, how many more weeks do you have of this?"

"Three," Nora answered.

Elie high fived her grandmother, "you don't need your oxygen that much anymore."

"Which I am grateful for. That thing isn't comfortable in the slightest."

"You can use your walker now."

"What is this? A recap of my recovery?"

Elie giggled, "I'm just proud of how far you have come."

"I'm proud of how far we have come."

Once Nora was done with her treatment she was able to focus more on recovering her mobility pre heart attack. Frasier had his wife do what she did the last time she had heart surgery. Well, after she had ended up back in the hospital. He allowed her to use her cane for an hour a day and would gradually increase the time as she became more stable. She probably wouldn't get her stamina back completely because of her age, but she was going to try.

"What do we do now?" Frederick asked his wife.

"I have no idea."

"Let's just reject it and pretend we didn't get the house."

The two heard someone clear their throat and turned around to see Frasier and Nora by the kitchen table. The two heads of the family sat and waved over their son and daughter-in-law. "Do you want this house?" Nora asked.

"I don't know. Do we?" Frederick asked the woman.

"Why are you asking me?"

"We're just trying to avoid upsetting you," Meg said.

"The six of you need to live your own lives as your own family. If you want the house then I want you to take it," Nora said.

"I agree," Frasier added.

"Why don't we talk to the kids and see what they think?" Frederick suggested.

"Let's go," Meg and Frederick got up and went to the living room to talk to their daughters.

Moments later the two little girls walked into the kitchen. Lina sat next to Frasier and Elie next to Nora, "we're staying," Elie announced.

"What?" Nora was stunned. She thought for sure the family would want to move out.

"We are going to live here as one big family," Lina said.

"We don't want to leave our grandparents," Elie added.

Meg and Frederick walked back in, "you two are really going to let your teenagers decide whether or not you take a house?" Frasier asked.

"Well, we didn't want to move either, but we figured they would work you both better," Frederick answered.

"Is it alright if we stay?" Meg asked unsurely.

"It's more than alright," Nora smiled.

"To tell you the truth, we were both depressed after you left last time. We missed having you all here."

"You mean you missed having your grandchildren here," Frederick corrected.

"Yes, but I was trying to be nice."

"We missed having all of you here, and I mean our children and grandchildren," Nora said.