"What is it, you can tell me anything." Pilar said as she sat back in the seat next to Theresa's bed.
"Well, you see, I have been having these weird episodes. It all started about a year ago..." Theresa said as she thought back to the first one she ever had.
"Tell me, what kind of episodes?" Pilar asked with concern.
"Well, I remember the first one I had was in the parking lot of the grocery store. Miguel was with me. I fell down, didn't really shake a lot, blanked out for a few seconds, then got up." Theresa explained to her mom.
"Apparently these 'episodes' as you call them seem to have gotten worse over the past year." Pilar said to her daughter.
"Yes, they started coming more often, I shook more, and I blanked out for a longer period of time." Theresa explained to her mother in a weakened voice.
"Biased on what I have herd, I think those so called 'episodes' are epileptic seizures..."
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10 minutes later...
Dr. Russell comes rushing back into the waiting room toward Kay and Miguel.
"What is it Dr. Russell; what is wrong with our baby?" Miguel said as he stood up and then turned around and looked down to see his wife still crying her eyes out.
"Oh Miguel, if you knew..." Dr. Russell said, but before she could finish, Kay interrupted as she stood up "Knew what!!!" Kay yelled angrily, but she still sounded worried.
"I think you both better sit back down." Dr. Russell said, trying to remain calm. "Your little Emily has a collapsed artery, she is not getting enough air to her brain."
"Oh my God, Miguel! How could this happen!" Kay yelled. "We took such good care of her..." Miguel explained. "It's not your fault, little was born with this condition, we have not found out what is causing it, nobody can tell when the baby is born. One of the babies artery collapses between the ages of 3 months and 8 months. We can do surgery on little Emily to open up the artery, but the question is will the artery stay open or not? If the artery doesn't stay open, the baby usually dies because the symptoms don't start to show until it is too late." Dr. Russell explained to them.
At that exact moment, another nurse comes in. "We need you in delivery, the woman just went into labor." Said the nurse. "I'll be right there." Dr. Russell said as she turned around, "Charity, come here please." Dr. Russell called to Charity. Charity was over there in a heartbeat. "NO!!!! I WILL NOT HAVE HER OPPERATE ON MY BABY!!!!!!" Kay yelled at the top of her lungs.
"Well, you see, I have been having these weird episodes. It all started about a year ago..." Theresa said as she thought back to the first one she ever had.
"Tell me, what kind of episodes?" Pilar asked with concern.
"Well, I remember the first one I had was in the parking lot of the grocery store. Miguel was with me. I fell down, didn't really shake a lot, blanked out for a few seconds, then got up." Theresa explained to her mom.
"Apparently these 'episodes' as you call them seem to have gotten worse over the past year." Pilar said to her daughter.
"Yes, they started coming more often, I shook more, and I blanked out for a longer period of time." Theresa explained to her mother in a weakened voice.
"Biased on what I have herd, I think those so called 'episodes' are epileptic seizures..."
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10 minutes later...
Dr. Russell comes rushing back into the waiting room toward Kay and Miguel.
"What is it Dr. Russell; what is wrong with our baby?" Miguel said as he stood up and then turned around and looked down to see his wife still crying her eyes out.
"Oh Miguel, if you knew..." Dr. Russell said, but before she could finish, Kay interrupted as she stood up "Knew what!!!" Kay yelled angrily, but she still sounded worried.
"I think you both better sit back down." Dr. Russell said, trying to remain calm. "Your little Emily has a collapsed artery, she is not getting enough air to her brain."
"Oh my God, Miguel! How could this happen!" Kay yelled. "We took such good care of her..." Miguel explained. "It's not your fault, little was born with this condition, we have not found out what is causing it, nobody can tell when the baby is born. One of the babies artery collapses between the ages of 3 months and 8 months. We can do surgery on little Emily to open up the artery, but the question is will the artery stay open or not? If the artery doesn't stay open, the baby usually dies because the symptoms don't start to show until it is too late." Dr. Russell explained to them.
At that exact moment, another nurse comes in. "We need you in delivery, the woman just went into labor." Said the nurse. "I'll be right there." Dr. Russell said as she turned around, "Charity, come here please." Dr. Russell called to Charity. Charity was over there in a heartbeat. "NO!!!! I WILL NOT HAVE HER OPPERATE ON MY BABY!!!!!!" Kay yelled at the top of her lungs.