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Chapter 12: There Must Be Something Else
Dana sighed as she sat down at her desk. It was after 8pm, and she was exhausted. It had been a long day, and she wanted nothing more than to go home. But she couldn't tear herself away from the clinic.
She was very worried about Lu. She leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes. A sudden knock on the door startled her. "Yeah?" The door opened and Dr. Biancavilla came in. "Hey, Dana. How come you're still here? I thought you'd be gone by now." Dana shrugged.
"Believe me, Nick. I would love to be gone by now. It's just that…" Dana paused.
"Is it Lu?" Nick asked, as if reading her mind. Dana nodded.
"Yeah. I don't know, Nick. This is the worse case of bacterial pneumonia I've ever seen, I think maybe there is more to it than that. I mean, she keeps having these episodes of not being able to breathe. The antibiotic doesn't seem to be working at all."
"Maybe if you did more testing…" Nick started.
"Nick, if there was something else I could do, don't you think I would do it? I've already done all the tests I could think of." Nick was silent for a moment, then walked out of the office without another word. Dana picked up her purse and jacket and left her office, stopping to lock the door. "Dr. Stowe?" Dana turned to find Marc standing behind her. "Hi Marc. How are you doing?" She asked.
"Can I talk to you?"
"Sure. Let's go into my off ice." Dana unlocked the door again and Marc followed her inside. Dana motioned for him to sit down. "What's on your mind?"
"Is mom going to be okay? I mean, she doesn't seem to be getting any better at all."
"I know, Marc. But right now I don't know what to tell you. I'm trying my best to find answers."
"I can't stand to see her like this." Marc said.
"I understand, Marc." Dana answered. "Maybe you should reconsider staying with your dad." Marc shook his head.
"No, I can't do that. Mom needs me here. I won't let her down…not again. I don't want her to be alone."
"I'm going to check on her once more before I leave for the night."Dana said as she stood to go.
"Thank you, Dr. Stowe." Marc got up and followed Dana out of the office and down the hall to his mother's room.
When Dana arrived in Lu's room, she was surprised to see Nick there.
"Nick, what are you doing here? I thought you left."
"Well, I was leaving. Then I decided to see how she's doing. Is that okay?" Dana nodded. "Of course it's okay. Why wouldn't it be? She's your friend too. She seems to be resting comfortably for the time being." Dana quickly did a check of the IV, the oxygen, and the breathing tube, making sure that all was connected properly. "Everything seems to be okay here. I'll see you tomorrow. I'm out of here." With that, Dana hurried out of Lu's room and back to her office to get her purse, wanting to leave before she got any more interruptions.
Chapter 12: There Must Be Something Else
Dana sighed as she sat down at her desk. It was after 8pm, and she was exhausted. It had been a long day, and she wanted nothing more than to go home. But she couldn't tear herself away from the clinic.
She was very worried about Lu. She leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes. A sudden knock on the door startled her. "Yeah?" The door opened and Dr. Biancavilla came in. "Hey, Dana. How come you're still here? I thought you'd be gone by now." Dana shrugged.
"Believe me, Nick. I would love to be gone by now. It's just that…" Dana paused.
"Is it Lu?" Nick asked, as if reading her mind. Dana nodded.
"Yeah. I don't know, Nick. This is the worse case of bacterial pneumonia I've ever seen, I think maybe there is more to it than that. I mean, she keeps having these episodes of not being able to breathe. The antibiotic doesn't seem to be working at all."
"Maybe if you did more testing…" Nick started.
"Nick, if there was something else I could do, don't you think I would do it? I've already done all the tests I could think of." Nick was silent for a moment, then walked out of the office without another word. Dana picked up her purse and jacket and left her office, stopping to lock the door. "Dr. Stowe?" Dana turned to find Marc standing behind her. "Hi Marc. How are you doing?" She asked.
"Can I talk to you?"
"Sure. Let's go into my off ice." Dana unlocked the door again and Marc followed her inside. Dana motioned for him to sit down. "What's on your mind?"
"Is mom going to be okay? I mean, she doesn't seem to be getting any better at all."
"I know, Marc. But right now I don't know what to tell you. I'm trying my best to find answers."
"I can't stand to see her like this." Marc said.
"I understand, Marc." Dana answered. "Maybe you should reconsider staying with your dad." Marc shook his head.
"No, I can't do that. Mom needs me here. I won't let her down…not again. I don't want her to be alone."
"I'm going to check on her once more before I leave for the night."Dana said as she stood to go.
"Thank you, Dr. Stowe." Marc got up and followed Dana out of the office and down the hall to his mother's room.
When Dana arrived in Lu's room, she was surprised to see Nick there.
"Nick, what are you doing here? I thought you left."
"Well, I was leaving. Then I decided to see how she's doing. Is that okay?" Dana nodded. "Of course it's okay. Why wouldn't it be? She's your friend too. She seems to be resting comfortably for the time being." Dana quickly did a check of the IV, the oxygen, and the breathing tube, making sure that all was connected properly. "Everything seems to be okay here. I'll see you tomorrow. I'm out of here." With that, Dana hurried out of Lu's room and back to her office to get her purse, wanting to leave before she got any more interruptions.