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The Greatest Gift of All
Chapter 19
Panic Attack!
"Ok. Here's the plan. We're leaving on Flight 120 out of Glen Oak to Honolulu at 11 a.m. tomorrow morning. That will take about 5-½ hours, which means we should arrive in Honolulu at 2:30 p.m., which is minus the 2-hour time difference. We'll take the next inter-island plane over to Hilo by 3, which should get us there by 3:45. Then we'll rent a car and take the 30- minute drive to Volcano so we should be there between 4:30 - 5 p.m. That will give us time to check in, get settled in and ready for supper. We'll go to bed early and start sightseeing the next morning," Kevin was sitting on their bed with travel book in hand going through his and Lucy's plans for their honeymoon.
Lucy was sitting over in front of the mirror quietly brushing her hair vaguely paying attention to Kevin's ramblings.
Kevin continued on not noticing Lucy's silence. "The next morning we'll head off to spend the day at the park," referring to Hawaii Volcano National Park, "then we'll go to bed early again and head back out early the next morning for one of their before sunrise tours of the lava lakes. We'll head back to the inn, get a nap in before breakfast, and then head up to the Tropical Botanical Gardens and Akaka Falls north of Hilo. Then maybe we'll have time some time to head down to Papakolea Beach for a little while the following day," he finished. "How does that sound?"
Lucy continued slowly brushing her hair. She said nothing.
"Lucy?" Kevin finally looked up at her and noticed she was acting strange. He started to get worried. "Lucy, what's wrong?"
Lucy slowly turned toward her husband. "Huh?" she said distantly, her hands were beginning to shake.
Kevin dropped the book down on the bed and walked over to his wife. He kneeled down in front of her.
"Did you hear a word I said?" he asked her.
"Yeah, I heard you say, 'Lucy?'" she weakly joked, her hands beginning to shake even more.
He took the brush from her hands and grabbed them to steady them. "Are you ok? Talk to me Lucy."
Lucy's lips began to tremble uncontrollably, she started to cry, "It's just. . ."
"What? It's just what?"
"I don't know what's wrong with me. I was fine until now," she stated breathlessly. "Oh, dear; I can't breathe."
Kevin pulled her off the chair and took her in his arms. They sat on the floor. "It's ok, Lucy. Take a deep breath," he said calmly even though on the inside he was getting scared. "Just breathe, Luce," he instructed.
Lucy took a few deep breaths before continuing. "It's just that. . ." she stopped to take another deep breath and try to calm herself a little bit. "I'm scared," she said softly.
"Of what?" he asked, still holding onto her.
"Flying."
Kevin was confused, "You flew to Buffalo earlier this year."
"I was scared then too, but not like this." She laughed humorously, "I was nervous wreck that whole flight. I was hanging onto the seat for dear life the whole way. I was yelling at the flight attendants. Why do you think I was in such a bad mood at the airport when we got there?" She grabbed onto Kevin tighter. "I don't know if I can do it. I don't know if I can get on that plane. What if something happens?"
"Shhh. Lucy, nothing gonna happen. Everything's going to be fine," he consoled.
"Yeah, that's probably what the people on Flight 93 said," she blurted out before starting to cry again. "I can't do it." She started gasping for air again. "I can't get on that airplane."
"Breathe, Lucy. Take a deep breath," he continued to hold onto her and try to calm her down. "Look, we'll see how you feel in the morning. We'll figure something out," Kevin promised.
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The next morning at 8 a.m., Kevin and Lucy walked into the Camden kitchen where Annie was going about her usual routine of fixing breakfast. No one else was down for breakfast yet. Lucy slowly walked over to the chair and sat down; she had a blank look on her face. Annie noticed. "What's wrong with Lucy?" she asked Kevin.
Kevin had went over to the phone and picked it up. He had just finished dialing a number. He silenced Annie for a moment when someone on the other line picked up.
"Glen Oak Family Clinic, how may I help you?" the woman on the other end asked.
"I was wondering if there would be a way I could get my wife in to see one of the doctor's right away. She and I are leaving at 11 to go on vacation, and I need to get her in now before we leave," Kevin asked the woman.
"What's your wife's name, Sir?"
"Lucy Kinkirk. . .actually, it's probably still under Camden - Lucy Camden. That's C-A-M-D-E-N," Kevin answered. Annie stood there watching him, looking worried.
"We can get her in with Dr. Johnson at 8:50," she said.
"That would be great."
"Ok, your wife is scheduled with Dr. Johnson in 50 minutes. See you then," she said politely and hung up. Kevin hung up the phone.
"What's going on?" Annie asked.
"Lucy won't get on the plane," he told her.
"Why, Luce?" she looked at her daughter. Lucy just shrugged.
"She panicked on me last night." He turned toward Lucy, "I got an appointment for you at 8:50. I'll take you to your appointment, then we'll come back and get our stuff and head over to the airport." He sat down next to Lucy. "We'll talk to the doctor; maybe she can give you something. We'll get you on that plane. I think you'll be fine once we get there," she said reassuringly.
"Well, at least eat something before you go," Annie told them.
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At 10:30, Eric and Annie walked Kevin and Lucy to the gate where they would be boarding their flight.
"Are you going to be ok, Lucy?" Annie asked her daughter.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. I think that Ativan the doctor prescribed for me has started to calm me down a bit."
"Good," Annie gave her daughter a hug. "Take care of her, Kevin."
"You know I will," he smiled and gave Annie a hug. "See you guys in four days."
"Have fun! Take lots of pictures." Eric told them as Kevin and Lucy walked off toward the gate. Before they went through, Lucy turned and waved to her parents.
"I hope she'll be ok. I always knew Lucy had a fear of flying. I didn't realize it was that bad."
"She'll be fine," Eric comforted her. "Kevin's with her. He'll make sure she's ok."
The Greatest Gift of All
Chapter 19
Panic Attack!
"Ok. Here's the plan. We're leaving on Flight 120 out of Glen Oak to Honolulu at 11 a.m. tomorrow morning. That will take about 5-½ hours, which means we should arrive in Honolulu at 2:30 p.m., which is minus the 2-hour time difference. We'll take the next inter-island plane over to Hilo by 3, which should get us there by 3:45. Then we'll rent a car and take the 30- minute drive to Volcano so we should be there between 4:30 - 5 p.m. That will give us time to check in, get settled in and ready for supper. We'll go to bed early and start sightseeing the next morning," Kevin was sitting on their bed with travel book in hand going through his and Lucy's plans for their honeymoon.
Lucy was sitting over in front of the mirror quietly brushing her hair vaguely paying attention to Kevin's ramblings.
Kevin continued on not noticing Lucy's silence. "The next morning we'll head off to spend the day at the park," referring to Hawaii Volcano National Park, "then we'll go to bed early again and head back out early the next morning for one of their before sunrise tours of the lava lakes. We'll head back to the inn, get a nap in before breakfast, and then head up to the Tropical Botanical Gardens and Akaka Falls north of Hilo. Then maybe we'll have time some time to head down to Papakolea Beach for a little while the following day," he finished. "How does that sound?"
Lucy continued slowly brushing her hair. She said nothing.
"Lucy?" Kevin finally looked up at her and noticed she was acting strange. He started to get worried. "Lucy, what's wrong?"
Lucy slowly turned toward her husband. "Huh?" she said distantly, her hands were beginning to shake.
Kevin dropped the book down on the bed and walked over to his wife. He kneeled down in front of her.
"Did you hear a word I said?" he asked her.
"Yeah, I heard you say, 'Lucy?'" she weakly joked, her hands beginning to shake even more.
He took the brush from her hands and grabbed them to steady them. "Are you ok? Talk to me Lucy."
Lucy's lips began to tremble uncontrollably, she started to cry, "It's just. . ."
"What? It's just what?"
"I don't know what's wrong with me. I was fine until now," she stated breathlessly. "Oh, dear; I can't breathe."
Kevin pulled her off the chair and took her in his arms. They sat on the floor. "It's ok, Lucy. Take a deep breath," he said calmly even though on the inside he was getting scared. "Just breathe, Luce," he instructed.
Lucy took a few deep breaths before continuing. "It's just that. . ." she stopped to take another deep breath and try to calm herself a little bit. "I'm scared," she said softly.
"Of what?" he asked, still holding onto her.
"Flying."
Kevin was confused, "You flew to Buffalo earlier this year."
"I was scared then too, but not like this." She laughed humorously, "I was nervous wreck that whole flight. I was hanging onto the seat for dear life the whole way. I was yelling at the flight attendants. Why do you think I was in such a bad mood at the airport when we got there?" She grabbed onto Kevin tighter. "I don't know if I can do it. I don't know if I can get on that plane. What if something happens?"
"Shhh. Lucy, nothing gonna happen. Everything's going to be fine," he consoled.
"Yeah, that's probably what the people on Flight 93 said," she blurted out before starting to cry again. "I can't do it." She started gasping for air again. "I can't get on that airplane."
"Breathe, Lucy. Take a deep breath," he continued to hold onto her and try to calm her down. "Look, we'll see how you feel in the morning. We'll figure something out," Kevin promised.
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The next morning at 8 a.m., Kevin and Lucy walked into the Camden kitchen where Annie was going about her usual routine of fixing breakfast. No one else was down for breakfast yet. Lucy slowly walked over to the chair and sat down; she had a blank look on her face. Annie noticed. "What's wrong with Lucy?" she asked Kevin.
Kevin had went over to the phone and picked it up. He had just finished dialing a number. He silenced Annie for a moment when someone on the other line picked up.
"Glen Oak Family Clinic, how may I help you?" the woman on the other end asked.
"I was wondering if there would be a way I could get my wife in to see one of the doctor's right away. She and I are leaving at 11 to go on vacation, and I need to get her in now before we leave," Kevin asked the woman.
"What's your wife's name, Sir?"
"Lucy Kinkirk. . .actually, it's probably still under Camden - Lucy Camden. That's C-A-M-D-E-N," Kevin answered. Annie stood there watching him, looking worried.
"We can get her in with Dr. Johnson at 8:50," she said.
"That would be great."
"Ok, your wife is scheduled with Dr. Johnson in 50 minutes. See you then," she said politely and hung up. Kevin hung up the phone.
"What's going on?" Annie asked.
"Lucy won't get on the plane," he told her.
"Why, Luce?" she looked at her daughter. Lucy just shrugged.
"She panicked on me last night." He turned toward Lucy, "I got an appointment for you at 8:50. I'll take you to your appointment, then we'll come back and get our stuff and head over to the airport." He sat down next to Lucy. "We'll talk to the doctor; maybe she can give you something. We'll get you on that plane. I think you'll be fine once we get there," she said reassuringly.
"Well, at least eat something before you go," Annie told them.
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At 10:30, Eric and Annie walked Kevin and Lucy to the gate where they would be boarding their flight.
"Are you going to be ok, Lucy?" Annie asked her daughter.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. I think that Ativan the doctor prescribed for me has started to calm me down a bit."
"Good," Annie gave her daughter a hug. "Take care of her, Kevin."
"You know I will," he smiled and gave Annie a hug. "See you guys in four days."
"Have fun! Take lots of pictures." Eric told them as Kevin and Lucy walked off toward the gate. Before they went through, Lucy turned and waved to her parents.
"I hope she'll be ok. I always knew Lucy had a fear of flying. I didn't realize it was that bad."
"She'll be fine," Eric comforted her. "Kevin's with her. He'll make sure she's ok."