Note to readers: This last chapter was only written by me (Val) I am truly
sorry for the long long long delay in updating this story. I had the
busiest summer of my life and I am very happy and relieved to finish this
story. Please don't flame me for not having the medical aspects completely
accurate. I tried my best from my knowledge. Also I don't own strong
medicine or any of the characters mentioned. I just love them and I
borrowed them for the story. PLEASE REVIEW!! Thanks!!
Lu rushed out into the cold Philadelphia morning. She didn't know what she was doing or where she was planning on going. Just then it started pouring down rain and Lu didn't have a jacket or a coat not to mention an umbrella. She also was so confused as to who she was. She found shelter underneath a building, and laid down on the cold cement trying to sleep.
Lu woke up thrashing around. "Hey are you alright missy?" An elderly looking gentleman who was sleeping next to Lu was awoken by her seizure. Lu couldn't answer him and continued to seize. "Hey now, you'll be fine, this will pass." He told her as he held her head up so she wouldn't crack it on the cement. Finally it did pass and Lu stopped seizing. "Thanks." She muttered out to him. "No problem." He said. "Back in the day, I was a doctor and could take care of people. Then we lost the money to keep my clinic open and now I am bound to the streets." Lu looked at him and thought his story sounded strangely familiar. "What's your name sweetie, by the looks of your clothes, you don't belong here." Lu thought for a second and couldn't remember who she was. "I don't know." She stammered out. "You don't know?" he asked. She shook her head. "Well ok, I'm Dale miss. Do you want me to help you?" Lu nodded. "Well I think we should probably get you something to eat. Here have this piece of bagel." Lu took the food and ate gratefully. "Now, I think we should get you to a hospital, there is one over here and they won't charge you anything. Rittenhouse I think it is called." At the mention of Rittenhouse, Lu got frightened for some odd reason and started shaking her head. She backed away from Dale and started running. "Wait, miss please let me help you, don't run away." Dale called after her but Lu was fast and got away. Lu was so confused she found herself running in circles. She just kept running faster and then she collapsed on the grass in the park. Immediately from all of the physical exhaustion she started to seize. This time there were tons of people around and one of them called the paramedics. Lu was unconscious by the time they got there. The paramedics who were attending her didn't recognize her as Dr. Delgado and took her to Rittenhouse not knowing she was a run away patient.
Back in Lu's room.... The morning nurse had come into Lu's room to give her some meds and found that Lu wasn't in her bed and notified Dr. Stowe of her disappearance. Dana rushed to the empty hospital room. "Damn it Lu, where are you?" She exclaimed. "Dr. Stowe, you are needed in the emergency room." One of the nurses told Dana. "Thank you, I will have to decide what to do about this later." Dana rushed off to the ER.
In the ER..... "What do we got?" Dana asked. "Female, found down in the park, seizing, unconscious, no ID, no one had any clue who she is. Her pulse is weak and thready and she responds to light but she is still conked out." "Ok let's get her to bay 3, and call neuro. On my count, one two and. Nick get over here." Dana yelled. Nick rushed over and started examining the woman. "Oh my God, Dana isn't this." "LU!" Dana finished his sentence. "What is she doing I thought she was upstairs." "She was, until she snuck out last night." "Apparently she didn't get very far." Nick commented. "I'm so glad they found her. Call Dr. Mendel she needs to be on her meds right away." "Will do Dana." Nick said. As a result of all of the commotion and the nurses taking care of Lu she woke up. "Dana." she muttered groggily. "Lu, you remember me?" "Of course I do, you are only my partner. What am I doing here what is going on?" "Lu just relax you have had a rough night and I want you to just lay back and try to sleep while we take care of you. You have to get back on your anti convulsants." Lu wanted to argue but was hit with more fatigue and immediately closed her eyes. "That's it Lu, just go to sleep, this will all be explained later on." Lu did this and they moved Lu back to her hospital room.
Dana was sitting by Lu's bed when Dr. Mendel walked in. "So I hear Lu became a runaway." "Yes she left for the night, but we are very lucky that she was brought back in here." "Yes we were." Dr. Mendel agreed. "She also seems to have her memory back." "Yes, after such a traumatic event, it is fairly common to have the temporary amnesia to disappear." "I guess that is good news then." Dana agreed. " However, what are we going to do about Lu's continued bout with epilepsy?" "I'm glad you asked Dr. Stowe, I have consulted with some colleagues and we have decided that surgery to severe the corpus callosum would be the best option." "Ah yes to control the seizures, that would work fairly well. What about any potential side effects?" "None except for the absence of seizures." "Sounds great Doctor, when do you want to do this?" "As soon as we can get consent." "I'll tell you when Lu wakes up."
A few hours later Dana is still sitting next to Lu's bed when she wakes up. "Lu, how are you feeling?" "Like a ton of bricks hit my head." "I'll see if we can up your meds." "Thanks Dana." "Lu, Dr. Mendel needs to speak with you about your treatment of your epilepsy, would you be willing to talk with him now?" "Sure whatever." Lu agrees.
Dana calls Dr. Mendel and he explains the procedure to Lu. She is familiar with it, but is reluctant because it is major surgery and has its risks. While she is debating the surgery she has another seizure and it is so severe that she bites through her tongue. After this event, Dana and her have a talk. "Lu, please I hate to see you suffer like this when we know that we can control these seizures." "I know I know." Lu said slightly annoyed. "Please let Dr. Mendel operate, I can be with you the whole time, and you know that you will be awake." "Dana, don't you think I know all of this, it's just that it is too close to home. I take care of patients, I don't like being one." "Lu, do you think anybody likes being here? I really think you ought to weigh the risks against the benefits." "Fine Dana I will tell you guys my decision first thing tomorrow morning." "All right Lu I can live with that but I am going to call Marc because he is really worried about you. Also Peter is going to give you something to sleep, because if you go into surgery tomorrow we want you to be well rested." "Okay Dana." Marc comes and he and Lu have a long talk. He is so happy to have his mom back. They discuss the surgery and both decide that it would be best to just go ahead with it. Dana had a strong feeling that Lu would go ahead with the surgery so she took the liberty to book an OR for it. A couple hours later, Lu is recovering from her surgery in the ICU. "Lu, how are you feeling? "Like a ton of bricks have been removed from my head." Lu replied with a hint of a smile. "That's great Lu." "Thanks Dana for putting up with me." "Anytime Lu, anytime." It is determined a few weeks later that Lu's surgery is working on controlling the seizures. She still has to take meds to help with her condition so that it doesn't return but she is on her way to returning to work and being Lu again.
THE END!!! Well that's all for this story. I do apologize for taking so long to update at times. I guess a good writer can't be rushed. I hope you guys enjoyed this story. Erin and I had a good time writing it. Please remember that I am not a doctor so the medical aspects of this story aren't always correct. I read about that surgery to severe the corpus callosum in my Psychology book and it said it was an effective way to deal with epilepsy at times. I love Strong Medicine and it is fun to write fanfiction. We will just have to see if I write another one soon! Thanks for hanging in there for me to finish the story.
Enjoy and as always please review! Your writer, ~Lily (Val)~
Lu rushed out into the cold Philadelphia morning. She didn't know what she was doing or where she was planning on going. Just then it started pouring down rain and Lu didn't have a jacket or a coat not to mention an umbrella. She also was so confused as to who she was. She found shelter underneath a building, and laid down on the cold cement trying to sleep.
Lu woke up thrashing around. "Hey are you alright missy?" An elderly looking gentleman who was sleeping next to Lu was awoken by her seizure. Lu couldn't answer him and continued to seize. "Hey now, you'll be fine, this will pass." He told her as he held her head up so she wouldn't crack it on the cement. Finally it did pass and Lu stopped seizing. "Thanks." She muttered out to him. "No problem." He said. "Back in the day, I was a doctor and could take care of people. Then we lost the money to keep my clinic open and now I am bound to the streets." Lu looked at him and thought his story sounded strangely familiar. "What's your name sweetie, by the looks of your clothes, you don't belong here." Lu thought for a second and couldn't remember who she was. "I don't know." She stammered out. "You don't know?" he asked. She shook her head. "Well ok, I'm Dale miss. Do you want me to help you?" Lu nodded. "Well I think we should probably get you something to eat. Here have this piece of bagel." Lu took the food and ate gratefully. "Now, I think we should get you to a hospital, there is one over here and they won't charge you anything. Rittenhouse I think it is called." At the mention of Rittenhouse, Lu got frightened for some odd reason and started shaking her head. She backed away from Dale and started running. "Wait, miss please let me help you, don't run away." Dale called after her but Lu was fast and got away. Lu was so confused she found herself running in circles. She just kept running faster and then she collapsed on the grass in the park. Immediately from all of the physical exhaustion she started to seize. This time there were tons of people around and one of them called the paramedics. Lu was unconscious by the time they got there. The paramedics who were attending her didn't recognize her as Dr. Delgado and took her to Rittenhouse not knowing she was a run away patient.
Back in Lu's room.... The morning nurse had come into Lu's room to give her some meds and found that Lu wasn't in her bed and notified Dr. Stowe of her disappearance. Dana rushed to the empty hospital room. "Damn it Lu, where are you?" She exclaimed. "Dr. Stowe, you are needed in the emergency room." One of the nurses told Dana. "Thank you, I will have to decide what to do about this later." Dana rushed off to the ER.
In the ER..... "What do we got?" Dana asked. "Female, found down in the park, seizing, unconscious, no ID, no one had any clue who she is. Her pulse is weak and thready and she responds to light but she is still conked out." "Ok let's get her to bay 3, and call neuro. On my count, one two and. Nick get over here." Dana yelled. Nick rushed over and started examining the woman. "Oh my God, Dana isn't this." "LU!" Dana finished his sentence. "What is she doing I thought she was upstairs." "She was, until she snuck out last night." "Apparently she didn't get very far." Nick commented. "I'm so glad they found her. Call Dr. Mendel she needs to be on her meds right away." "Will do Dana." Nick said. As a result of all of the commotion and the nurses taking care of Lu she woke up. "Dana." she muttered groggily. "Lu, you remember me?" "Of course I do, you are only my partner. What am I doing here what is going on?" "Lu just relax you have had a rough night and I want you to just lay back and try to sleep while we take care of you. You have to get back on your anti convulsants." Lu wanted to argue but was hit with more fatigue and immediately closed her eyes. "That's it Lu, just go to sleep, this will all be explained later on." Lu did this and they moved Lu back to her hospital room.
Dana was sitting by Lu's bed when Dr. Mendel walked in. "So I hear Lu became a runaway." "Yes she left for the night, but we are very lucky that she was brought back in here." "Yes we were." Dr. Mendel agreed. "She also seems to have her memory back." "Yes, after such a traumatic event, it is fairly common to have the temporary amnesia to disappear." "I guess that is good news then." Dana agreed. " However, what are we going to do about Lu's continued bout with epilepsy?" "I'm glad you asked Dr. Stowe, I have consulted with some colleagues and we have decided that surgery to severe the corpus callosum would be the best option." "Ah yes to control the seizures, that would work fairly well. What about any potential side effects?" "None except for the absence of seizures." "Sounds great Doctor, when do you want to do this?" "As soon as we can get consent." "I'll tell you when Lu wakes up."
A few hours later Dana is still sitting next to Lu's bed when she wakes up. "Lu, how are you feeling?" "Like a ton of bricks hit my head." "I'll see if we can up your meds." "Thanks Dana." "Lu, Dr. Mendel needs to speak with you about your treatment of your epilepsy, would you be willing to talk with him now?" "Sure whatever." Lu agrees.
Dana calls Dr. Mendel and he explains the procedure to Lu. She is familiar with it, but is reluctant because it is major surgery and has its risks. While she is debating the surgery she has another seizure and it is so severe that she bites through her tongue. After this event, Dana and her have a talk. "Lu, please I hate to see you suffer like this when we know that we can control these seizures." "I know I know." Lu said slightly annoyed. "Please let Dr. Mendel operate, I can be with you the whole time, and you know that you will be awake." "Dana, don't you think I know all of this, it's just that it is too close to home. I take care of patients, I don't like being one." "Lu, do you think anybody likes being here? I really think you ought to weigh the risks against the benefits." "Fine Dana I will tell you guys my decision first thing tomorrow morning." "All right Lu I can live with that but I am going to call Marc because he is really worried about you. Also Peter is going to give you something to sleep, because if you go into surgery tomorrow we want you to be well rested." "Okay Dana." Marc comes and he and Lu have a long talk. He is so happy to have his mom back. They discuss the surgery and both decide that it would be best to just go ahead with it. Dana had a strong feeling that Lu would go ahead with the surgery so she took the liberty to book an OR for it. A couple hours later, Lu is recovering from her surgery in the ICU. "Lu, how are you feeling? "Like a ton of bricks have been removed from my head." Lu replied with a hint of a smile. "That's great Lu." "Thanks Dana for putting up with me." "Anytime Lu, anytime." It is determined a few weeks later that Lu's surgery is working on controlling the seizures. She still has to take meds to help with her condition so that it doesn't return but she is on her way to returning to work and being Lu again.
THE END!!! Well that's all for this story. I do apologize for taking so long to update at times. I guess a good writer can't be rushed. I hope you guys enjoyed this story. Erin and I had a good time writing it. Please remember that I am not a doctor so the medical aspects of this story aren't always correct. I read about that surgery to severe the corpus callosum in my Psychology book and it said it was an effective way to deal with epilepsy at times. I love Strong Medicine and it is fun to write fanfiction. We will just have to see if I write another one soon! Thanks for hanging in there for me to finish the story.
Enjoy and as always please review! Your writer, ~Lily (Val)~