Abby heard voices. She couldn't hear what they were saying, but she
recognized the voices. She tried to speak, but something was in her throat.
'Why the hell am I intubated?' She thought to herself. She could now hear
Carter.
"Abby! Abby can you hear me? Please wake up!"
She finally opened her eyes. Carter was looking down at her, pale as a ghost. He reached for her hand.
"Abby, if you can understand what I am saying, please squeeze my hand." Said Carter.
Abby took his hand and squeezed tightly. She reached into the pocket of his jacket, and took out a pen. Carter realized what she wanted, and got her a pad of paper.
PLEASE EXTUBATE ME! She wrote.
"Let me just take your vitals, and if everything looks okay." Carter started checking her BP and eyes, and after about 5 minutes, he came to the conclusion that everything looked normal.
"You know what to do, take a deep breath." and Carter pulled the tube out.
"Water." Abby managed to get out. Carter reached for the cup of water on the table. Abby took a long sip, enjoying the feeling of the cold liquid running down her throat.
"What happened?" She asked.
"You passed out, and then you weren't breathing, so we had to intubate you." Started Carter. "But Abby, have you done a breast exam recently?" He asked.
"Why? Do I have Breast Cancer?" She asked, horrified. "My aunt died from it a few years ago. God, I haven't done an exam in months!"
"We did a biopsy. Abby, there's a tumor growing in your right breast. We had Dr. Lioni come down and take a look, in fact, he should be in in a little while to explain everything a little more then I can. " He looked down at his clasped hands. "Abby, I am so sorry."
Abby looked up at him. She couldn't think of how many people she had had to tell awful news to, how many times she had said those words, I'm sorry about your loss, or your illness, although she had never really meant it. She could see the tears forming in Carter's eyes. He really did mean it.
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Hey guys, sorry for another short chapter but my mind isn't really working right now. I think I have writers block! I should have another chapter up soon though!!!
"Abby! Abby can you hear me? Please wake up!"
She finally opened her eyes. Carter was looking down at her, pale as a ghost. He reached for her hand.
"Abby, if you can understand what I am saying, please squeeze my hand." Said Carter.
Abby took his hand and squeezed tightly. She reached into the pocket of his jacket, and took out a pen. Carter realized what she wanted, and got her a pad of paper.
PLEASE EXTUBATE ME! She wrote.
"Let me just take your vitals, and if everything looks okay." Carter started checking her BP and eyes, and after about 5 minutes, he came to the conclusion that everything looked normal.
"You know what to do, take a deep breath." and Carter pulled the tube out.
"Water." Abby managed to get out. Carter reached for the cup of water on the table. Abby took a long sip, enjoying the feeling of the cold liquid running down her throat.
"What happened?" She asked.
"You passed out, and then you weren't breathing, so we had to intubate you." Started Carter. "But Abby, have you done a breast exam recently?" He asked.
"Why? Do I have Breast Cancer?" She asked, horrified. "My aunt died from it a few years ago. God, I haven't done an exam in months!"
"We did a biopsy. Abby, there's a tumor growing in your right breast. We had Dr. Lioni come down and take a look, in fact, he should be in in a little while to explain everything a little more then I can. " He looked down at his clasped hands. "Abby, I am so sorry."
Abby looked up at him. She couldn't think of how many people she had had to tell awful news to, how many times she had said those words, I'm sorry about your loss, or your illness, although she had never really meant it. She could see the tears forming in Carter's eyes. He really did mean it.
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Hey guys, sorry for another short chapter but my mind isn't really working right now. I think I have writers block! I should have another chapter up soon though!!!
