Whatever it Takes: Chapter five:
As i helped Jamie into bed I realized that she still had a long way to go before she was completely normal again. The realization of that fact brought tears to my eyes. I couldn't stand to see her suffer and I would have given anything to make it go away for her. Jenna's crying snapped me out of my daydream and I went into the living room to find Syd on the couch withh her.
"Is Jamie asleep?" Syd asked me.
"Yeah," I replied. I sat down on the couch beside her and took Jenna. "I just can't stand to see her like this."
"I know," Syd whispered. "She's really lucky to have you."
I smiled. I rubbed Jenna's back until she calmed down a little. I got up and put her in her crib.
"I'll go see if dinner is ready," Syd said. "I'll bring you back some."
"Thanks," I said softly. I could barely talk because I was so exhausted and worried about Jamie.
Syd looked at me and then walked out of the house closing the door behind her. I walked nto Jamie's room to find her awake staring at the wall.
"Hi," she said softly.
I went over to the bed and sat down beside her, rubbing her cheek. "How are you feeling?"
"Tired," she admitted. She took my hand. "I'm going to beat this Landon I'll be better soon."
I hugged her. "I know honey I know you will."
An hour later Syd came back with our dinner. I helped Jamie into the living room because she was still so weak and the left side of her body still had no feeling in it. I sat her down and helped her eat while feeding myself at the same time. Tears came to my eyes as I watched Jamie struggle with what once a simple task. She must have noticed my mood because she took my hand and looked into my eyes. She had that same look in her eyes as she did the day i asked her to marry me.
"Landon don't cry for me," she said softly. She took my hand. "Whatver happens happens for a reason. God knows what he's doing."
I smiled and kissed her on the lips. Jamie always had a way of making the worst situations not seem so frightening. After we finished eating I took her back to our room where she fell asleep almost instently. I then walked into the living room where Syd was sitting on the couch holding Jenna.
"Isn't there something you can do for her?" I asked Syd. I sat down on the couch beside me.
"Jamie will need to start physical therapy. Landon we may need to send Jamie to Friends Rehab. Its where my father went when he got shot. Its a day time thing but they also have around the clock care."
"Are you saying I should put Jamie in that place full time? She'll hate it."
"I know but if she's going to beat this thing then she's going to have to have help, professional help," Syd said. "I know how hard this is for you Landon.But the sooner we get Jamie started on therapy the sooner she'll recover."
A few days later Syd took Jamie and me to the rehab center. The people there were nice and I could tell that Jamie would fit right in. I didn't tell her that she would have to stay overnight because I didn't want to upset her. I looked around the place as I wheeled Jamie through the double doors. The room was small but neat. There was a door leading to what I guessed was the rec room.
"Hi I'm Lauren Kay," Lauren said. "I'll be Jamie's therapist."
"Hi," Jamie said softly. She took my hand. "Are you going to make me better?"
"Yes we're going to try but only if you're willing to work hard," Lauren said.
Jamie nodded. "I am. I want to beat this thing."
"Follow me," Lauren said. She took Jamie's wheelchair from me and started pushing her toward the door.
I followed then into the rec room and looked around. The room was huge with high windows. Jamie seemed lost by all this and I knew she was wondering what was going on.
"Landon am I going to have to stay here?" she asked as we rode up the elevator to a different floor.
"Just for a little while," I said as Lauren pushed her into a well lit room.
"Don't worry Jamie you'll be in good hands," Lauren assured us. "And the more you strenghten that arm and leg the sooner you can get out of here and take care of that baby of yours.
"How did you know I had a child?" Jamie asked looking at her therapist with keen interest.
"Dr. Hansen filled me in on your condition and told me to get you better fast," Lauren said.
I could tell that Lauren was going to work wonders with Jamie. I bent down to her. She looked scared and I wished I could take the pain away for her.
"Landon please don't leave," Jamie begged. Tears came to her eyes. "Please bring Jenna here."
"I can't do that Jamie," I said almost in tears myself. I hated telling Jamie no. "But don't worry you'll be out of here soon."
"I'm scared Landon," Jamie said softly. She took my hand. "What if I never get over this."
I took her face into my hands. "You will Jamie. God is watching over you."
Jamie smiled. "I love you Landon."
I kissed her on the forehead. "I love you too Jamie. I'll be back later OK?"
Jamie nodded and I walked out of the room. I felt like I was leaving a child behind. Jamie looked so pale and weak I just wanted to hold her in my arms and not let her go. Taking a deep breath I walked toward the elevator. Once again I was walking away from the one person who had had faith in me when I knew I couldn't do anything and that person was Jamie Sullivan Carter.
Chapter six: I can do anything with God's help:
Watching Landon go I felt a strong sense of longing. I knew that if he stayed I'd never get anything done but I didn't want him to leave. I felt so alone, so scared and so out of place.
"Syd is going to help you get settled," Lauren explained. "And I'll be back for you in about an hour. We'll start with a light session today and then work harder each day. Don't worry Jamie you're going to beat this thing."
I nodded trying to hold back the tears that were threatening to come down my cheeks. I'd asked God the same question over and over again, Why me? Why did this have to happen to me. Everything was going so well.
"Honey I know you're scared," Syd said as she helped me over to the bed. I felt exhausted and warn out. "But people at Friends are probably the best doctors I know. And knowing Landon he will be here every single day. You won't ever be alone."
I nodded. "Then why does it feel like that," I sobbed. "I can't do this Syd."
"Yes, you can," Syd said. She put an arm around me. "Just have faith that's all you need. And Landon will help and so will I. Together we will beat this thing."
Syd's words stuck in my head as Lauren wheeled me back into the rec room. She started me off with doing leg excercices and hand ones too. After about an hour I was completely exhausted and just wanted to go to sleep.
"Ok kiddo times up," Lauren said. "Just remember we're going to be pushing you a lot harder so we can get you out of here as fast as we can Ok?"
I nodded to tired to give a reply. Lauren wheeled me back up to my room and helped me into bed. I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow to tired to even think about eating dinner. This went on for almost two weeks. Landon came to see me everyday and spent as much time as he could with me. I was improving and could move my hand just a little. My leg was still weak but with Lauren's help I was able to stand up on it for about a minute.
"You're doing great Jamie," Landon said as we sat on the back porch of the rec room. We were sitting on the swing.
I rested my head on his shoulder. "Thank you. I miss you Landon."
Landon kissed the top of my head. "I miss you too you don't know how much."
I looked up at him. He looked so lost and so scared. I wanted him with me so I could have at least one familar face here at Friends.
A month went by and I was finally released and able to go home. I could walk on my left foot with a cane and my left hand was doing beter as well. Landon came to pick me up on a warm Friday morning at ten AM. I was sitting in the chair in my room by the window when he appeared in the doorway.
"Ready to go?" he asked me.
"Am I ever. Where's Jenna?"
"With Joanie," Landon said as he helped me into the wheelchair. I was sitll sort of weak.
"I'm ready to get out of here," I said as Landon wheeled me to the elevator to go down to the lobby.
"And I"m ready to have you home," Landon said.
When we reached home I'd never been so happy to see anyone as I had Jenna. I held her in my arms for a long time. The Hansens cooked us dinner celebrating the fact that I was finally home. I smiled as I looked at the people siting around me. Without them I don't know where I'd be. I looked over at Syd who was smiling at me. She had been right, I can do anything with God's help.
Author's note: Sorry this was so short but I wanted to finish it so I could start on another story. I have so many different stories going its not even funny. I'm fixing to add another chapter to A Trip Far Away. Its going to get very exciting so check back.
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As i helped Jamie into bed I realized that she still had a long way to go before she was completely normal again. The realization of that fact brought tears to my eyes. I couldn't stand to see her suffer and I would have given anything to make it go away for her. Jenna's crying snapped me out of my daydream and I went into the living room to find Syd on the couch withh her.
"Is Jamie asleep?" Syd asked me.
"Yeah," I replied. I sat down on the couch beside her and took Jenna. "I just can't stand to see her like this."
"I know," Syd whispered. "She's really lucky to have you."
I smiled. I rubbed Jenna's back until she calmed down a little. I got up and put her in her crib.
"I'll go see if dinner is ready," Syd said. "I'll bring you back some."
"Thanks," I said softly. I could barely talk because I was so exhausted and worried about Jamie.
Syd looked at me and then walked out of the house closing the door behind her. I walked nto Jamie's room to find her awake staring at the wall.
"Hi," she said softly.
I went over to the bed and sat down beside her, rubbing her cheek. "How are you feeling?"
"Tired," she admitted. She took my hand. "I'm going to beat this Landon I'll be better soon."
I hugged her. "I know honey I know you will."
An hour later Syd came back with our dinner. I helped Jamie into the living room because she was still so weak and the left side of her body still had no feeling in it. I sat her down and helped her eat while feeding myself at the same time. Tears came to my eyes as I watched Jamie struggle with what once a simple task. She must have noticed my mood because she took my hand and looked into my eyes. She had that same look in her eyes as she did the day i asked her to marry me.
"Landon don't cry for me," she said softly. She took my hand. "Whatver happens happens for a reason. God knows what he's doing."
I smiled and kissed her on the lips. Jamie always had a way of making the worst situations not seem so frightening. After we finished eating I took her back to our room where she fell asleep almost instently. I then walked into the living room where Syd was sitting on the couch holding Jenna.
"Isn't there something you can do for her?" I asked Syd. I sat down on the couch beside me.
"Jamie will need to start physical therapy. Landon we may need to send Jamie to Friends Rehab. Its where my father went when he got shot. Its a day time thing but they also have around the clock care."
"Are you saying I should put Jamie in that place full time? She'll hate it."
"I know but if she's going to beat this thing then she's going to have to have help, professional help," Syd said. "I know how hard this is for you Landon.But the sooner we get Jamie started on therapy the sooner she'll recover."
A few days later Syd took Jamie and me to the rehab center. The people there were nice and I could tell that Jamie would fit right in. I didn't tell her that she would have to stay overnight because I didn't want to upset her. I looked around the place as I wheeled Jamie through the double doors. The room was small but neat. There was a door leading to what I guessed was the rec room.
"Hi I'm Lauren Kay," Lauren said. "I'll be Jamie's therapist."
"Hi," Jamie said softly. She took my hand. "Are you going to make me better?"
"Yes we're going to try but only if you're willing to work hard," Lauren said.
Jamie nodded. "I am. I want to beat this thing."
"Follow me," Lauren said. She took Jamie's wheelchair from me and started pushing her toward the door.
I followed then into the rec room and looked around. The room was huge with high windows. Jamie seemed lost by all this and I knew she was wondering what was going on.
"Landon am I going to have to stay here?" she asked as we rode up the elevator to a different floor.
"Just for a little while," I said as Lauren pushed her into a well lit room.
"Don't worry Jamie you'll be in good hands," Lauren assured us. "And the more you strenghten that arm and leg the sooner you can get out of here and take care of that baby of yours.
"How did you know I had a child?" Jamie asked looking at her therapist with keen interest.
"Dr. Hansen filled me in on your condition and told me to get you better fast," Lauren said.
I could tell that Lauren was going to work wonders with Jamie. I bent down to her. She looked scared and I wished I could take the pain away for her.
"Landon please don't leave," Jamie begged. Tears came to her eyes. "Please bring Jenna here."
"I can't do that Jamie," I said almost in tears myself. I hated telling Jamie no. "But don't worry you'll be out of here soon."
"I'm scared Landon," Jamie said softly. She took my hand. "What if I never get over this."
I took her face into my hands. "You will Jamie. God is watching over you."
Jamie smiled. "I love you Landon."
I kissed her on the forehead. "I love you too Jamie. I'll be back later OK?"
Jamie nodded and I walked out of the room. I felt like I was leaving a child behind. Jamie looked so pale and weak I just wanted to hold her in my arms and not let her go. Taking a deep breath I walked toward the elevator. Once again I was walking away from the one person who had had faith in me when I knew I couldn't do anything and that person was Jamie Sullivan Carter.
Chapter six: I can do anything with God's help:
Watching Landon go I felt a strong sense of longing. I knew that if he stayed I'd never get anything done but I didn't want him to leave. I felt so alone, so scared and so out of place.
"Syd is going to help you get settled," Lauren explained. "And I'll be back for you in about an hour. We'll start with a light session today and then work harder each day. Don't worry Jamie you're going to beat this thing."
I nodded trying to hold back the tears that were threatening to come down my cheeks. I'd asked God the same question over and over again, Why me? Why did this have to happen to me. Everything was going so well.
"Honey I know you're scared," Syd said as she helped me over to the bed. I felt exhausted and warn out. "But people at Friends are probably the best doctors I know. And knowing Landon he will be here every single day. You won't ever be alone."
I nodded. "Then why does it feel like that," I sobbed. "I can't do this Syd."
"Yes, you can," Syd said. She put an arm around me. "Just have faith that's all you need. And Landon will help and so will I. Together we will beat this thing."
Syd's words stuck in my head as Lauren wheeled me back into the rec room. She started me off with doing leg excercices and hand ones too. After about an hour I was completely exhausted and just wanted to go to sleep.
"Ok kiddo times up," Lauren said. "Just remember we're going to be pushing you a lot harder so we can get you out of here as fast as we can Ok?"
I nodded to tired to give a reply. Lauren wheeled me back up to my room and helped me into bed. I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow to tired to even think about eating dinner. This went on for almost two weeks. Landon came to see me everyday and spent as much time as he could with me. I was improving and could move my hand just a little. My leg was still weak but with Lauren's help I was able to stand up on it for about a minute.
"You're doing great Jamie," Landon said as we sat on the back porch of the rec room. We were sitting on the swing.
I rested my head on his shoulder. "Thank you. I miss you Landon."
Landon kissed the top of my head. "I miss you too you don't know how much."
I looked up at him. He looked so lost and so scared. I wanted him with me so I could have at least one familar face here at Friends.
A month went by and I was finally released and able to go home. I could walk on my left foot with a cane and my left hand was doing beter as well. Landon came to pick me up on a warm Friday morning at ten AM. I was sitting in the chair in my room by the window when he appeared in the doorway.
"Ready to go?" he asked me.
"Am I ever. Where's Jenna?"
"With Joanie," Landon said as he helped me into the wheelchair. I was sitll sort of weak.
"I'm ready to get out of here," I said as Landon wheeled me to the elevator to go down to the lobby.
"And I"m ready to have you home," Landon said.
When we reached home I'd never been so happy to see anyone as I had Jenna. I held her in my arms for a long time. The Hansens cooked us dinner celebrating the fact that I was finally home. I smiled as I looked at the people siting around me. Without them I don't know where I'd be. I looked over at Syd who was smiling at me. She had been right, I can do anything with God's help.
Author's note: Sorry this was so short but I wanted to finish it so I could start on another story. I have so many different stories going its not even funny. I'm fixing to add another chapter to A Trip Far Away. Its going to get very exciting so check back.
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