A Family Life
Chapter 6
(In Virgil's point a view)
It had been a couple of hours since Lisa had taken Jo to the hospital, I knew that Jo was being looked after, so I took my time getting there. It's not that I didn't want to be there with my wife, but my children needed me. Once I had Joshua and Rebecca sorted, I made my way to the hospital. I am hoping that Lisa is right, and the infection has been caught in time. When I got to the hospital Lisa had come to meet me to take me up to see Jo, it didn't take long for Lisa to give me a run down on what is happening now that she is here.
"So, Jo is in and now resting, we have a couple of IV's into her and we are doing more tests to find out where this infection is coming from. The good thing is that we were able to get the an IV in and bloods done without no problems. You did the right thing by calling me."
"I made sure she had plenty of water to drink this time, she hadn't been eating an awful lot, but I did my best with Jo."
"It's a good thing you did." said Lisa who had took me to see Jo, when I walked into her room, I could see that she was asleep. If I am honest, I was so glad to see this, while she was asleep, I went upstairs to check on Scotty to see how he was doing. He seems to be awake and very alert again today which is a good sign. Before I decided to head back to see Jo, I knew that I needed to call Penelope to let her know. She had been worried the last couple of days about her.
"Virgil Tracy calling Lady Penelope come in,"
"Hey Virgil, what can I do for you?"
"I am just calling to let you know that Jo is back in hospital with a really bad infection, if not treated then it could lead her to having sepsis. Jo is on drips and is resting plus tests are being carried out to see where the infection is."
"I am sure she didn't want to leave her babies now that two of them are home."
"No, she didn't but we reassured her that everything is going to be fine, I fed Joshua and Rebecca before I came here, and Mum is taking care of them for me."
"Okay Virgil thanks for letting me know, what about Robyn how is she doing?"
"She is fine now; Robyn is over in the island with Dad and the others. We are hoping to get someone to bring Robyn over in a couple of weeks so she can meet her brothers and sister." I explained as I made my way beck to see Jo.
"Let me know if you need anything and give Jo my love."
"I will and thanks." I said as I sat at my wife's bedside to wait on Jo waking up, while I was waiting Lisa walks in with the doctor in charge of Jo.
"Hey, my name is Dr Owen, you may remember me because I helped bring your babies into the world. We have found out where the infection is coming from and it's not good news."
"What do you mean not good news?" I asked while taking Jo's hand in mine
"The infection is coming from her womb, Jo is still showing signs of sepsis and if we don't remove her womb then we stand a chance of losing her, once Jo is awake then we will talk it over with you both. I know this is a shock but it's her best chance for a full recovery." said the doctor before he left us
"Okay thank you for that," I said while Lisa stayed behind to offer more support. I just couldn't take it in, and I don't know how Jo is going to cope with the news. Lisa could tell that I was worried and put her hand on my shoulder.
"Virgil everything is going to be fine, you both will come through this plus you have four gorgeous children to take care off. Once Jo is awake, I will come back and talk to you both about it. Anyway, I am going to head up and bring Scotty down, the good news is that he is strong enough to be moved about in his cot." said Lisa while she was talking to me Jo decided to come around.
"Where am I?"
"Jo you are in the hospital, you have come down with a really bad infection. The doctor has been to see you, but the news isn't great,"
"Please tell me,"
"Your infection seems to be coming from your womb, so you need to make an important decision here. The doctor wants to remove it due to the infection, now I know that you both need to talk about this so I will go and get Scotty to bring him down to see you Jo," said Lisa as she left us to talk.
"Virgil, I don't know if I want to do this,"
"Jo you will be fine, we have four beautiful children that we love now. I would go as far to say that our family is complete, if you don't do this then there is a chance that I could lose you. The sepsis is starting to show but the doctor thinks he can catch it in time, I know it a shock to take in, but I need you to get better for us your family. On the bright side Lisa has gone to get Scotty who is strong enough to be moved around now," I said which brought a smile to Jo's face
"Okay Virg I will have the operation; you are right I am needed for our children and I want to get better for Robyn's birthday. Like you said our family is complete now."
"Jo no matter what happens I will always be here to support you." I said as I sat on the bed with my wife and pulled her into my arms, I could tell that she was close to breaking down.
"Hey, is everything okay?" asked Lisa who had walked in with Scotty in his cot.
"Everything is okay now Lisa, I told Virgil that I would like to go ahead with the operation. Virgil is right we now have our family complete," said Jo while Lisa handed scotty over to her.
"That is great news Jo, I will let Dr Owen know that you want to go ahead. Jo you made the right choice believe me, how are Joshua and Rebecca doing now?"
"Doing good Lisa, I made sure that they were both fed and put down before I came here. Mum is helping by looking after them now, we are hoping to bring Robyn over in the next couple of weeks to meet her sister and brothers."
"Virgil,"
"Yes Jo?"
"While I am having the operation, why don't you head to the island to pick Robyn up? The operation could take hours and I wouldn't want you to be hanging around for hours on end. You could bring both Joshua and Rebecca with you. They are okay to travel aren't they Lisa?"
"I don't know Jo; I wouldn't forgive myself if anything happened while I was away." I said to my wife, I know that she is trying to stop me from worrying about her, but she knows that I will worry.
"Virgil, I think Jo is right, in fact I have a few days leave coming up why don't I come with you and surprise Scott?"
"You sure Lisa?"
"Yes, besides you can't fly and look after too babies at the same time, Jo will be fine I will get the hospital to call us if anything happens,"
"Okay Lisa do we know when Dr Owen is planning to do the operation?" asked Jo
"He is looking to see if he has some space to do it in the next couple of days, this could take a few weeks to recover from but I promise it will be worth it in the end," said Lisa, while she was still chatting to Jo I decided that I needed to call the island. To let them know how Jo was doing so I headed outside to make the phone call.
"Virgil Tracy calling Jeff Tracy come in Dad."
"Hey son you look awful, what's going on?"
"It's Jo she is back in hospital with a really bad infection Dad in her womb, so the doctors need to remove it, or I can lose her Dad."
"Does Jo know about this?"
"Yeah, she does, it took us a while to talk her round to having it, but she agreed to have the operation. I know that it was a heart breaking for Jo to make that decision, but she made it. Anyway, while Jo is away having her operation, she had asked me to call and pick Robyn up plus bring Joshua and Rebecca along with me. Lisa has also offered to come over with me if that is okay with you but please don't tell Scott."
"That is fine Virgil, I can't see a problem with Lisa coming over with you, so when can we expect you?"
"We have to wait on a date for the operation, but they think it could be done in a couple of days, I will ring back and let you know when we have a date. Scotty is now able to get moved about in his cot, but we have to wait until Scotty is between 8 to 12 weeks old before he can have his heart operation."
"That's okay Virgil, I know that you are worried but you both will be fine. We as your family will support you both."
"Thanks Dad, I will let you know when we are coming over." I said to Dad, as I was coming off the phone I thought I heard Robyn shout no. I know that she tends to run off but I just have to trust everyone on the island that they will find her.