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Chapter 13: Turn For The Worst
Early the next morning, Dana was awakened by her beeper instead of her alarm. She checked the pager, immediately recognizing the number of the RWHC. She picked up the phone and quickly dialed the number.
"I'll be right there," she said after speaking to Lana, then dressed quickly and rushed out the door.
When Dana arrived at RWHC, Lana met her at the door.
"Lana, what is going on? I didn't even have time to shower." Lana grabbed Dana by the arm and headed down the hall. Dana pulled away from her.
"Lana, please tell me what is going on. Can't I even put my stuff in my office?" Dana asked. Lana shook her head.
"No time for that, Dr. Stowe."
"Lana, please tell me what's going on."
"It's Lu. She's getting worse. I think you'd better check on her. She's not doing well." Lana said, trying to hold her emotions. Dana ran down the hall to Lu's room, followed by Lana. She was surprised to see Dr. Jackson there waiting for her to arrive.
"What's going on, Bob?" Dana asked. Dr. Jackson glanced at Lu, then at Dana.
"Her temp is 104, her breathing is raspy, her blood pressure is elevated." At that moment Lu began shaking and thrashing violently. "Another seizure." Dana announced as she gently rolled Lu onto her side. It was at that moment that Dana suddenly noticed Marc huddled in a corner of the room. "Lana, take Marc out of here." She ordered. Lana hurried over to Marc, putting her arm around him. "Come on, Kid. Let's wait outside."
"No, Lana. I have to be here. Please." Lana shook her head as she guided him from the room. As the minutes ticked by, Dana waited for Lu to start coming out of the seizure. But instead, she continued thrashing. Dana looked up at Bob.
"It's been almost 5 minutes. We're going to have to give her valium. Can you order it?" Bob nodded, then picked up the phone, speaking quickly.
Within seconds the door burst open and Peter rushed in with the requested amount of valium. He handed it to Dana, who quickly administered it to Lu.
The valium began to take effect immediately, and Lu slowly came out of the seizure. Dana gave a sigh of relief. Lu slowly opened her eyes, trying to focus on those around her. "Dana…"
"Shhhh….don't try to talk, Lu. Just try to rest."
"Wh…what ….happened?" Lu whispered.
"You had another seizure. We had to give you valium. Dr. Jackson, can you stay with her for a few minutes? I'll be right back."
"Sure, Dana." Dana walked out of Lu's room. Lana and Marc were standing outside the room. "Dr. Stowe?"
"She came out of it, Marc. We had to give her valium. She's going to be tired for a while, so she'll sleep. How about you go upstairs and grab some breakfast? I'll call you if anything happens." Marc nodded.
"Yeah, okay. Thanks." Dana nodded as Marc and Lana headed towards the elevator.
Once in the cafeteria, they sat down at a corner table.
"Lana, will my mom ever get back to normal again?" Marc asked as he sat down across the table from her.
"I don't know, Kid. We just have to take it one day at a time." Lana answered.
"What if she never gets better?" Marc asked.
"Marc, your mom is a fighter. She'll pull through this."
"I don't know, Lana. I've never seen her like this. After the rape, she fell apart and was just starting to get back on track. What if she can't do it this time? What if she just can't fight anymore?" Marc questioned, his voice trembling.
"I know your mother, Marc. She's not one to give up. She's strong."
"I know she's strong, but maybe not strong enough to fight this." Marc said as tears streamed down his cheeks.
Chapter 13: Turn For The Worst
Early the next morning, Dana was awakened by her beeper instead of her alarm. She checked the pager, immediately recognizing the number of the RWHC. She picked up the phone and quickly dialed the number.
"I'll be right there," she said after speaking to Lana, then dressed quickly and rushed out the door.
When Dana arrived at RWHC, Lana met her at the door.
"Lana, what is going on? I didn't even have time to shower." Lana grabbed Dana by the arm and headed down the hall. Dana pulled away from her.
"Lana, please tell me what is going on. Can't I even put my stuff in my office?" Dana asked. Lana shook her head.
"No time for that, Dr. Stowe."
"Lana, please tell me what's going on."
"It's Lu. She's getting worse. I think you'd better check on her. She's not doing well." Lana said, trying to hold her emotions. Dana ran down the hall to Lu's room, followed by Lana. She was surprised to see Dr. Jackson there waiting for her to arrive.
"What's going on, Bob?" Dana asked. Dr. Jackson glanced at Lu, then at Dana.
"Her temp is 104, her breathing is raspy, her blood pressure is elevated." At that moment Lu began shaking and thrashing violently. "Another seizure." Dana announced as she gently rolled Lu onto her side. It was at that moment that Dana suddenly noticed Marc huddled in a corner of the room. "Lana, take Marc out of here." She ordered. Lana hurried over to Marc, putting her arm around him. "Come on, Kid. Let's wait outside."
"No, Lana. I have to be here. Please." Lana shook her head as she guided him from the room. As the minutes ticked by, Dana waited for Lu to start coming out of the seizure. But instead, she continued thrashing. Dana looked up at Bob.
"It's been almost 5 minutes. We're going to have to give her valium. Can you order it?" Bob nodded, then picked up the phone, speaking quickly.
Within seconds the door burst open and Peter rushed in with the requested amount of valium. He handed it to Dana, who quickly administered it to Lu.
The valium began to take effect immediately, and Lu slowly came out of the seizure. Dana gave a sigh of relief. Lu slowly opened her eyes, trying to focus on those around her. "Dana…"
"Shhhh….don't try to talk, Lu. Just try to rest."
"Wh…what ….happened?" Lu whispered.
"You had another seizure. We had to give you valium. Dr. Jackson, can you stay with her for a few minutes? I'll be right back."
"Sure, Dana." Dana walked out of Lu's room. Lana and Marc were standing outside the room. "Dr. Stowe?"
"She came out of it, Marc. We had to give her valium. She's going to be tired for a while, so she'll sleep. How about you go upstairs and grab some breakfast? I'll call you if anything happens." Marc nodded.
"Yeah, okay. Thanks." Dana nodded as Marc and Lana headed towards the elevator.
Once in the cafeteria, they sat down at a corner table.
"Lana, will my mom ever get back to normal again?" Marc asked as he sat down across the table from her.
"I don't know, Kid. We just have to take it one day at a time." Lana answered.
"What if she never gets better?" Marc asked.
"Marc, your mom is a fighter. She'll pull through this."
"I don't know, Lana. I've never seen her like this. After the rape, she fell apart and was just starting to get back on track. What if she can't do it this time? What if she just can't fight anymore?" Marc questioned, his voice trembling.
"I know your mother, Marc. She's not one to give up. She's strong."
"I know she's strong, but maybe not strong enough to fight this." Marc said as tears streamed down his cheeks.