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Chapter 11: Battle To Breathe
Dana was just walking out of ER when her beeper went off again. She quickly glanced at it, then groaned when she realized that she was being paged to Lu's room. Dana all but ran to her friends room, not knowing what she would find when she got there.
When Dana arrived in Lu's room, Lu was gasping for air. Lana was there, and it had been she who had paged Dana. A quick check noted that the breathing tube was still in place. A few minutes later the door burst open and Peter came in. "Need any help?"
"Yeah. She can't breathe. Let's put in a new tube." Dana answered.
"Dr. Stowe, why can't she breathe? The tube is still in place." Peter asked.
"I don't know, Peter." Dana replied. "The tests should be back in the morning. Hopefully they will tell us something." Dana gave a sigh of relief when Lu finally began to breathe easier. "Peter, get an extra blanket. She feels cold to me."
"Sure, Dr. Stowe." Dana pulled up a chair beside the bed.
"Lu, it's Dana. Can you hear me?" Lu slowly opened her eyes, obviously exhausted from her latest battle to breathe.
"Dana…what is going on? Why…can't I breathe?"
"I don't know, Lu. But I promise you that I will find out as soon as I can. I should be getting all your tests back in the morning. Then I will know more."
"Good. I hope…you find out…something soon, Dana." Lu replied. "So when…am I…getting out…of here?" she asked.
"Well, Lu. Not anytime soon, I know that for sure." Dana answered. "It's my job to keep you here until you're better. I hope you understand that." Dana said softly.
"Yeah, Dana. I…know." Lu said, resigned to the fact that nothing she could do or say would change her partner's mind about letting her go home.
"Look, Lu. You know you can't go home when you continue to have these episodes of not being able to breathe. Not to mention the seizures. You need to be here where I can monitor you. I promise you will be the first to know when you can be released." Dana replied.
"Okay, fine."
Chapter 11: Battle To Breathe
Dana was just walking out of ER when her beeper went off again. She quickly glanced at it, then groaned when she realized that she was being paged to Lu's room. Dana all but ran to her friends room, not knowing what she would find when she got there.
When Dana arrived in Lu's room, Lu was gasping for air. Lana was there, and it had been she who had paged Dana. A quick check noted that the breathing tube was still in place. A few minutes later the door burst open and Peter came in. "Need any help?"
"Yeah. She can't breathe. Let's put in a new tube." Dana answered.
"Dr. Stowe, why can't she breathe? The tube is still in place." Peter asked.
"I don't know, Peter." Dana replied. "The tests should be back in the morning. Hopefully they will tell us something." Dana gave a sigh of relief when Lu finally began to breathe easier. "Peter, get an extra blanket. She feels cold to me."
"Sure, Dr. Stowe." Dana pulled up a chair beside the bed.
"Lu, it's Dana. Can you hear me?" Lu slowly opened her eyes, obviously exhausted from her latest battle to breathe.
"Dana…what is going on? Why…can't I breathe?"
"I don't know, Lu. But I promise you that I will find out as soon as I can. I should be getting all your tests back in the morning. Then I will know more."
"Good. I hope…you find out…something soon, Dana." Lu replied. "So when…am I…getting out…of here?" she asked.
"Well, Lu. Not anytime soon, I know that for sure." Dana answered. "It's my job to keep you here until you're better. I hope you understand that." Dana said softly.
"Yeah, Dana. I…know." Lu said, resigned to the fact that nothing she could do or say would change her partner's mind about letting her go home.
"Look, Lu. You know you can't go home when you continue to have these episodes of not being able to breathe. Not to mention the seizures. You need to be here where I can monitor you. I promise you will be the first to know when you can be released." Dana replied.
"Okay, fine."