Robbie spent the night in the hospital with Mary, he slept in a chair next
to her bed. He wasn't very comfortable, but he felt so bad for what had
happened, he couldn't leave her side. The doctors wanted to keep her
overnight just to make sure she was alright, then she would be able to go
home the next day. The next morning Mary was lying in the hospital bed,
looking at Robbie's sleeping body. When she heard a knock on the door.
"Come in." she said barely above a whisper.
A nurse came in holding some papers, she was looked about in her mid forties, and was very nice.
"Miss Palmer, we went over the results of your tests, and it seems like we over looked something. Your uterus has a tear in it, we think it may have resulted from your fall. So that means you will have to bed-ridden for the final months of your pregnancy, in order in to insure the health of your baby." The nurse explained.
"Oh." Was all she could choke out.
"Miss Palmer, you and your baby will be fine, if you take proper precautions."
"What exactly does it mean to have a tear in your uterus?" Mary questioned.
"Well your uterus is torn, but only slightly. When this happens you will loose nutrients and other birth fluid for your baby." She explained, "But if you are careful and stay in bed, you will most likely be fine."
"Oh, okay."
The nurse then left, leaving Mary in shock as to the news she just heard. She started crying, not knowing what else to do. She was scared for her baby. Robbie woke up and heard her crying.
"What's wrong baby?" he asked sitting next to her on the bed.
"The nurse just told me, they were looking over the tests from last night, and they said they overlooked something. She just told me I have a tear in my uterus, and I will have to stay in bed for the rest of my pregnancy." Mary cried, "Or I might loose the baby."
Robbie was in shock. He didn't know what to say. He felt so guilty for what happened, and now this. He didn't know how to handle it.
"Mary, don't worry if you do what they tell you, everything will be fine."
"I hope so." She sobbed.
Robbie walked out of the room, and went over to the desk. He asked for Mary's doctor, and soon he was talking to him. They discussed all the things Mary needed to do in order to keep the baby healthy. The doctor gave Robbie extra pills Mary needed to take, and instructed him to make sure she take them.
Mary had to stay in the hospital for 2 more days, she cried a lot and was very depressed. She kept thinking what if she lost the baby. She had many visitors, and was never alone. After the two days were up, Mary was allowed to go home.
Robbie had classes during the day, so Annie would come over in the morning, and Lucy in the afternoon, after her classes. Robbie got home at around 5:30 everyday, and catered to her every need. He slept on the couch, in fear of hurting her. Mary kept telling him he didn't have to, but he didn't feel comfortable. One day after work Robbie came home to find the house silent. Mary was in their room crying, and had tissues all over the bed.
"Mary, what's wrong? Are you okay?" asked Robbie running over to her.
"Yah, I am fine." She cried, "I am just so scared."
"Baby, its alright. We will get through this." Robbie said hugging her.
"What if we loose the baby?"
"Mary don't talk like that."
"I don't know what to do." She said as she cried harder into his chest.
"Sweetie look at me," he said pulling her chin up so their eyes met, "I love you, and everything will be fine. You are doing exactly what the doctors tell you to, and you and the baby will be fine."
"I love you." Sobbed Mary tightening her grip around Robbie.
"I love you too baby, I love you too." He said holding her, and rocking her back and forth.
Mary was now 7 ½ months along, she had been in bed for the last two and a half months, and was very sick of it, but she knew she had to do it. She had to. Sometimes at night she would get pains in her sides, but the doctor told her she would. She was very uncomfortable during the days, and very bored also. She always had visitors, but she still felt alone. Robbie was going to be graduating in June, and it was now May. Mary was due July 17th.
It was May 20th and Mary was sitting in bed reading a romance novel. She all of a sudden got a sharp pain in her side. It wasn't like the pains she was used to getting, it was worse and it came back. Mary didn't know what to do, she felt very dizzy, and she could barely move. She dropped the book and reached for the phone on the side of the bed, she grabbed it and dialed Robbie's cell phone number. She was in a lot of pain and kept cringing and crying from it. Lucy had just left, so Mary was alone. She started punching the keys on the phone.
"Robbie…. Help…… I need you. Baby…… Hospital." Was all she could choke out before everything went black, and she collapsed onto the bed.
"Come in." she said barely above a whisper.
A nurse came in holding some papers, she was looked about in her mid forties, and was very nice.
"Miss Palmer, we went over the results of your tests, and it seems like we over looked something. Your uterus has a tear in it, we think it may have resulted from your fall. So that means you will have to bed-ridden for the final months of your pregnancy, in order in to insure the health of your baby." The nurse explained.
"Oh." Was all she could choke out.
"Miss Palmer, you and your baby will be fine, if you take proper precautions."
"What exactly does it mean to have a tear in your uterus?" Mary questioned.
"Well your uterus is torn, but only slightly. When this happens you will loose nutrients and other birth fluid for your baby." She explained, "But if you are careful and stay in bed, you will most likely be fine."
"Oh, okay."
The nurse then left, leaving Mary in shock as to the news she just heard. She started crying, not knowing what else to do. She was scared for her baby. Robbie woke up and heard her crying.
"What's wrong baby?" he asked sitting next to her on the bed.
"The nurse just told me, they were looking over the tests from last night, and they said they overlooked something. She just told me I have a tear in my uterus, and I will have to stay in bed for the rest of my pregnancy." Mary cried, "Or I might loose the baby."
Robbie was in shock. He didn't know what to say. He felt so guilty for what happened, and now this. He didn't know how to handle it.
"Mary, don't worry if you do what they tell you, everything will be fine."
"I hope so." She sobbed.
Robbie walked out of the room, and went over to the desk. He asked for Mary's doctor, and soon he was talking to him. They discussed all the things Mary needed to do in order to keep the baby healthy. The doctor gave Robbie extra pills Mary needed to take, and instructed him to make sure she take them.
Mary had to stay in the hospital for 2 more days, she cried a lot and was very depressed. She kept thinking what if she lost the baby. She had many visitors, and was never alone. After the two days were up, Mary was allowed to go home.
Robbie had classes during the day, so Annie would come over in the morning, and Lucy in the afternoon, after her classes. Robbie got home at around 5:30 everyday, and catered to her every need. He slept on the couch, in fear of hurting her. Mary kept telling him he didn't have to, but he didn't feel comfortable. One day after work Robbie came home to find the house silent. Mary was in their room crying, and had tissues all over the bed.
"Mary, what's wrong? Are you okay?" asked Robbie running over to her.
"Yah, I am fine." She cried, "I am just so scared."
"Baby, its alright. We will get through this." Robbie said hugging her.
"What if we loose the baby?"
"Mary don't talk like that."
"I don't know what to do." She said as she cried harder into his chest.
"Sweetie look at me," he said pulling her chin up so their eyes met, "I love you, and everything will be fine. You are doing exactly what the doctors tell you to, and you and the baby will be fine."
"I love you." Sobbed Mary tightening her grip around Robbie.
"I love you too baby, I love you too." He said holding her, and rocking her back and forth.
Mary was now 7 ½ months along, she had been in bed for the last two and a half months, and was very sick of it, but she knew she had to do it. She had to. Sometimes at night she would get pains in her sides, but the doctor told her she would. She was very uncomfortable during the days, and very bored also. She always had visitors, but she still felt alone. Robbie was going to be graduating in June, and it was now May. Mary was due July 17th.
It was May 20th and Mary was sitting in bed reading a romance novel. She all of a sudden got a sharp pain in her side. It wasn't like the pains she was used to getting, it was worse and it came back. Mary didn't know what to do, she felt very dizzy, and she could barely move. She dropped the book and reached for the phone on the side of the bed, she grabbed it and dialed Robbie's cell phone number. She was in a lot of pain and kept cringing and crying from it. Lucy had just left, so Mary was alone. She started punching the keys on the phone.
"Robbie…. Help…… I need you. Baby…… Hospital." Was all she could choke out before everything went black, and she collapsed onto the bed.