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Chapter 8: Lu In Danger
Dana slowly opened her eyes as the morning sun brightened the room. She glanced around the room, glad to see that both Marc and Lu were still asleep. She pulled herself out of her chair, and quietly left the room, not wanting to wake them.
Marc opened his eyes, than glanced at his mother. He was relieved to see that she was still asleep. He got up and wondered into the hallway. Lana was sitting at her usual station behind the reception desk. "Morning, Kid." She greeted him. "How's your mom this morning?" Marc shrugged.
"Okay, I guess. She's sleeping now. She had a seizure last night."
"Oh Marc. Is she okay now?" Lana asked.
"I guess she is. The seizure made her very tired. Dr. Stowe wants to run some tests today." He glanced at his watch. "Uh oh. It's almost 9. Someone needs to call the school to tell them why I'm not there."
"Don't worry about a thing. Lana will take care of it." She handed him a $5 bill.
"Go upstairs and get yourself some breakfast."
"Thanks, Lana." Marc said with a smile. Just as Marc was on his way to the cafeteria, he heard a page for Dr. Stowe to come to his mother's room. It wasn't until Dana rushed past him that he realized something was wrong. He turned and ran back down the hallway to his mother's room, with Lana right behind him.
"What happened, Dr. Stowe?" He asked.
"I don't know. You guys just hold on. I'll know in a few minutes." Marc started to follow Dana into the room, but Lana stopped him. "Marc, we'd better wait out here. We'll just be in the way in there."
"Yeah, I know. But I'm just worried about her, ya know?"
"I know, Kid. I am too. Your mother is my best friend, and I hate seeing her like this and in so much pain." Lana said as they waited helplessly outside Lu's room.
"But she'll be okay. She is a fighter…and a survivor."
When Dana arrived in Lu's room, Nurse Peter Riggs was there. Dana gasped. Lu was having another seizure. Her shaking and thrashing had caused the IV to come out of her arm and the breathing tube had also been pulled out.
As Lu slowly began to come out of the seizure, she began gasping for breath. Dana glanced at Peter. "We need to get the breathing tube back in STAT! Her lungs are filling up fast." The two worked quickly, knowing that Lu's life was in great danger if they didn't. Once the tube was in place, Dana quickly put the IV, which was filled with antibiotics, back into Lu's arms. She gave a sigh of relief when Lu began to breath easier.
"Thanks, Peter." Dana said.
"She'll be okay, won't she?" Peter asked.
"I honestly don't know, Peter. I need to find out why she is having seizures. This is her second since last night." Dana took Lu's temperature.
""104. That could definitely be a contributing factor. I want to get her scheduled for an EEG, a CT scan, and an MRI. I want to get to the bottom of this as soon as possible. And I want her watched carefully. In fact, I want her moved to ICU where she will be watched continuously." Dana stated firmly.
"Can Marc say with her in ICU?" Peter asked. Dana sighed.
"Not usually, no. I might need to speak to Dr. Jackson about bending the rules a bit."
"He's more than welcome to stay with me," Peter offered.
"I'm sure he'd appreciate the offer, Peter. But I think it's important to him that he stay with her, if at all possible. He says he needs to be here for her." Dana answered, glancing at her watch. "Would you mind staying with Lu for a bit? I'm going up to talk to Bob."
"Sure, Dr. Stowe." Peter answered. Dana glanced at Lu one more time, then hurried from the room.
Chapter 8: Lu In Danger
Dana slowly opened her eyes as the morning sun brightened the room. She glanced around the room, glad to see that both Marc and Lu were still asleep. She pulled herself out of her chair, and quietly left the room, not wanting to wake them.
Marc opened his eyes, than glanced at his mother. He was relieved to see that she was still asleep. He got up and wondered into the hallway. Lana was sitting at her usual station behind the reception desk. "Morning, Kid." She greeted him. "How's your mom this morning?" Marc shrugged.
"Okay, I guess. She's sleeping now. She had a seizure last night."
"Oh Marc. Is she okay now?" Lana asked.
"I guess she is. The seizure made her very tired. Dr. Stowe wants to run some tests today." He glanced at his watch. "Uh oh. It's almost 9. Someone needs to call the school to tell them why I'm not there."
"Don't worry about a thing. Lana will take care of it." She handed him a $5 bill.
"Go upstairs and get yourself some breakfast."
"Thanks, Lana." Marc said with a smile. Just as Marc was on his way to the cafeteria, he heard a page for Dr. Stowe to come to his mother's room. It wasn't until Dana rushed past him that he realized something was wrong. He turned and ran back down the hallway to his mother's room, with Lana right behind him.
"What happened, Dr. Stowe?" He asked.
"I don't know. You guys just hold on. I'll know in a few minutes." Marc started to follow Dana into the room, but Lana stopped him. "Marc, we'd better wait out here. We'll just be in the way in there."
"Yeah, I know. But I'm just worried about her, ya know?"
"I know, Kid. I am too. Your mother is my best friend, and I hate seeing her like this and in so much pain." Lana said as they waited helplessly outside Lu's room.
"But she'll be okay. She is a fighter…and a survivor."
When Dana arrived in Lu's room, Nurse Peter Riggs was there. Dana gasped. Lu was having another seizure. Her shaking and thrashing had caused the IV to come out of her arm and the breathing tube had also been pulled out.
As Lu slowly began to come out of the seizure, she began gasping for breath. Dana glanced at Peter. "We need to get the breathing tube back in STAT! Her lungs are filling up fast." The two worked quickly, knowing that Lu's life was in great danger if they didn't. Once the tube was in place, Dana quickly put the IV, which was filled with antibiotics, back into Lu's arms. She gave a sigh of relief when Lu began to breath easier.
"Thanks, Peter." Dana said.
"She'll be okay, won't she?" Peter asked.
"I honestly don't know, Peter. I need to find out why she is having seizures. This is her second since last night." Dana took Lu's temperature.
""104. That could definitely be a contributing factor. I want to get her scheduled for an EEG, a CT scan, and an MRI. I want to get to the bottom of this as soon as possible. And I want her watched carefully. In fact, I want her moved to ICU where she will be watched continuously." Dana stated firmly.
"Can Marc say with her in ICU?" Peter asked. Dana sighed.
"Not usually, no. I might need to speak to Dr. Jackson about bending the rules a bit."
"He's more than welcome to stay with me," Peter offered.
"I'm sure he'd appreciate the offer, Peter. But I think it's important to him that he stay with her, if at all possible. He says he needs to be here for her." Dana answered, glancing at her watch. "Would you mind staying with Lu for a bit? I'm going up to talk to Bob."
"Sure, Dr. Stowe." Peter answered. Dana glanced at Lu one more time, then hurried from the room.