Disclaimer: We do not own these characters
Chapter 14: Questions Without Answers
Marc went into his mother's room and sat down in the chair beside her bed. "Mom, please be okay. I need you. Don't give up the fight."
"Hey Marc." Startled, Marc jumped slightly, turning around.
"Oh. Hi, Dr. Stowe. I didn't hear you come in."
"I just came to see if everything is okay. Is everyone okay, Marc?" Dana asked.
"Yeah, Dr. Stowe. You don't have to worry. I'm with her now." Dana smiled.
"I'll be in my office if you need anything." Dana walked out of the room and down the hall to her own office.
A few minutes later the door to her office opened and Peter came in. "Here are Lu's test results…the MRI, the CT scan, and the EEG."
"Great." Dana said as she took the folder from Peter. Peter stood there, as if waiting for something. Seconds later, Dana glanced up, realizing that he was still standing there. "Did you want something else, Peter? If not, you're free to go." Dana stated.
"Well, I was kinda hoping to find out the results. Lu's not just any patient, you k now?" Peter answered.
"I know. I'm sorry, Peter. I didn't mean to snap at you like that. It's just that it was a long day yesterday, and today already has the makings of a long day." Dana said with a sigh.
"I understand, Dr. Stowe." Both were silent as Dana read the contents of the folder. When she finished, she closed the folder and folded her hands on top of her desk. "I don't believe it." She said slowly. "All of these tests came back normal. The EEG shows no signs of abnormal brain activity, ruling out any form of epilepsy. The MRI and CT scan also show normal."
"Wow, that's strange." Peter replied.
"Yes, it is Peter. I don't understand how they can be normal, when there is obviously something seriously wrong here." Peter left the office, and Dana sat down at her desk. She wanted so much to get her paperwork done, but she kept getting interrupted.
Finally, she could take it no more. She knew there was only one place where she could get some quiet: the roof.
But before she could even get out of her office, there was a knock on her door. "Yeah?" The door opened and Bob came in.
"I was just wondering if you've gotten any of Lu's test results back yet."
"Yeah, I just got them. They all came back normal." Dana answered.
"Even the EEG?" Bob asked.
"No sign of epilepsy. So I have no idea what is causing the seizures. The bad one that she had earlier really bothers me, Bob. I can't understand why she isn't starting to get better. Why isn't the antibiotic working?" Dana questioned.
"I wish I had an answer for you, Dana. I think I'll go see Lu. Talk to you later, Dana." After he had gone, Dana once again collected her paperwork and headed for the roof, hoping to get some peace and quiet, at least for a little while. She needed some time to think…time to think about what else she could do for her friend. "There has to be a solution somewhere," Dana told herself. "I just need to find it."
Chapter 14: Questions Without Answers
Marc went into his mother's room and sat down in the chair beside her bed. "Mom, please be okay. I need you. Don't give up the fight."
"Hey Marc." Startled, Marc jumped slightly, turning around.
"Oh. Hi, Dr. Stowe. I didn't hear you come in."
"I just came to see if everything is okay. Is everyone okay, Marc?" Dana asked.
"Yeah, Dr. Stowe. You don't have to worry. I'm with her now." Dana smiled.
"I'll be in my office if you need anything." Dana walked out of the room and down the hall to her own office.
A few minutes later the door to her office opened and Peter came in. "Here are Lu's test results…the MRI, the CT scan, and the EEG."
"Great." Dana said as she took the folder from Peter. Peter stood there, as if waiting for something. Seconds later, Dana glanced up, realizing that he was still standing there. "Did you want something else, Peter? If not, you're free to go." Dana stated.
"Well, I was kinda hoping to find out the results. Lu's not just any patient, you k now?" Peter answered.
"I know. I'm sorry, Peter. I didn't mean to snap at you like that. It's just that it was a long day yesterday, and today already has the makings of a long day." Dana said with a sigh.
"I understand, Dr. Stowe." Both were silent as Dana read the contents of the folder. When she finished, she closed the folder and folded her hands on top of her desk. "I don't believe it." She said slowly. "All of these tests came back normal. The EEG shows no signs of abnormal brain activity, ruling out any form of epilepsy. The MRI and CT scan also show normal."
"Wow, that's strange." Peter replied.
"Yes, it is Peter. I don't understand how they can be normal, when there is obviously something seriously wrong here." Peter left the office, and Dana sat down at her desk. She wanted so much to get her paperwork done, but she kept getting interrupted.
Finally, she could take it no more. She knew there was only one place where she could get some quiet: the roof.
But before she could even get out of her office, there was a knock on her door. "Yeah?" The door opened and Bob came in.
"I was just wondering if you've gotten any of Lu's test results back yet."
"Yeah, I just got them. They all came back normal." Dana answered.
"Even the EEG?" Bob asked.
"No sign of epilepsy. So I have no idea what is causing the seizures. The bad one that she had earlier really bothers me, Bob. I can't understand why she isn't starting to get better. Why isn't the antibiotic working?" Dana questioned.
"I wish I had an answer for you, Dana. I think I'll go see Lu. Talk to you later, Dana." After he had gone, Dana once again collected her paperwork and headed for the roof, hoping to get some peace and quiet, at least for a little while. She needed some time to think…time to think about what else she could do for her friend. "There has to be a solution somewhere," Dana told herself. "I just need to find it."