Chapter 8
Two months later-November 13, 1994
Tad was still waiting for Blair to wake up. Tad talked to her everyday and he felt like today was the day. Tad walked into Blair's hospital room and sat down next to the bed, held her hand and started talking to her like he did everyday for the past two months. Tad had been talking to Blair for fifteen minutes when he felt her squeeze his hand, something she had never done.
"You squeezed my hand!" Tad exclaimed. "Can you open your eyes?"
Blair squeezed Tad's hand again, but didn't open her eyes. Tad pushed the button to page the nurse.
"Please open your eyes." Tad pleaded.
The nurse came in and asked Tad what was wrong.
"I think she's waking up." Tad said.
"I'll go get the doctor." The nurse said as she entered the hallway.
"Come on Sweetie, open your eyes for me." Tad pleaded again.
The doctor came in a few minutes later. Tad told him Blair squeezed his hand.
"That is a good sign." The doctor said. "We'll give her a little more time."
Blair squeezed Tad's hand as she opened her eyes.
"Look! She's awake." Tad exclaimed.
"I need to examine her, can you wait in the hall?"
Tad nodded and left the room, he watched the doctor through the window. The doctor came out and allowed Tad to go back in. Tad walked into the room and sat down.
"Do you know who I am?" Tad asked.
Blair shook her head. Tad asked other questions, but the answers were all the same. Tad pushed the button to call the nurse. The nurse came in with the doctor.
"She doesn't remember anything." Tad said.
"That's normal for someone who has been in a coma for as long as she has." The doctor said. "She will get her memory back."
"When can I take her home?" Tad asked.
"If everything goes well tonight we'll do plastic surgery tomorrow morning and then she can go home." The doctor said.
Tad saw Blair become concerned and motion for a mirror. Tad reluctantly handed Blair a mirror. Blair looked into the mirror and burst into tears.
"Shh, it's okay it can be fixed." Tad soothed.
~*~
In the next few days everything went well. Blair had plastic surgery and Tad recognized her again. Tad had gone to the store to get her some clothes to wear home. Tad then realized so much had gone on in the past few days that he hadn't called home.
"Hello Jo, it's Tad."
"Hi, what's going on?"
Blair woke up a few days ago and she had plastic surgery on her face. There are a few problems though." Tad said.
"What?" Jo asked.
"Blair has amnesia. Right now she is working with therapists to see what kinds of therapy she needs."
"We'll help you take care of her." Jo said. "Just bring her home."
Two months later-November 13, 1994
Tad was still waiting for Blair to wake up. Tad talked to her everyday and he felt like today was the day. Tad walked into Blair's hospital room and sat down next to the bed, held her hand and started talking to her like he did everyday for the past two months. Tad had been talking to Blair for fifteen minutes when he felt her squeeze his hand, something she had never done.
"You squeezed my hand!" Tad exclaimed. "Can you open your eyes?"
Blair squeezed Tad's hand again, but didn't open her eyes. Tad pushed the button to page the nurse.
"Please open your eyes." Tad pleaded.
The nurse came in and asked Tad what was wrong.
"I think she's waking up." Tad said.
"I'll go get the doctor." The nurse said as she entered the hallway.
"Come on Sweetie, open your eyes for me." Tad pleaded again.
The doctor came in a few minutes later. Tad told him Blair squeezed his hand.
"That is a good sign." The doctor said. "We'll give her a little more time."
Blair squeezed Tad's hand as she opened her eyes.
"Look! She's awake." Tad exclaimed.
"I need to examine her, can you wait in the hall?"
Tad nodded and left the room, he watched the doctor through the window. The doctor came out and allowed Tad to go back in. Tad walked into the room and sat down.
"Do you know who I am?" Tad asked.
Blair shook her head. Tad asked other questions, but the answers were all the same. Tad pushed the button to call the nurse. The nurse came in with the doctor.
"She doesn't remember anything." Tad said.
"That's normal for someone who has been in a coma for as long as she has." The doctor said. "She will get her memory back."
"When can I take her home?" Tad asked.
"If everything goes well tonight we'll do plastic surgery tomorrow morning and then she can go home." The doctor said.
Tad saw Blair become concerned and motion for a mirror. Tad reluctantly handed Blair a mirror. Blair looked into the mirror and burst into tears.
"Shh, it's okay it can be fixed." Tad soothed.
~*~
In the next few days everything went well. Blair had plastic surgery and Tad recognized her again. Tad had gone to the store to get her some clothes to wear home. Tad then realized so much had gone on in the past few days that he hadn't called home.
"Hello Jo, it's Tad."
"Hi, what's going on?"
Blair woke up a few days ago and she had plastic surgery on her face. There are a few problems though." Tad said.
"What?" Jo asked.
"Blair has amnesia. Right now she is working with therapists to see what kinds of therapy she needs."
"We'll help you take care of her." Jo said. "Just bring her home."