Hey everyone!! I hope you like chapter 7!! I don't own any of these
characters except for Bella Fairfax. And here is a general definition for
the people who are like me and they don't really know much about the
medical profession. I had to do some research on this story:
Tachycardia- Tachycardia is a condition in which your heart beats too
quickly - usually more than 80 times per minute. As a result, your body
does not get enough oxygen and nutrients to function properly.
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A small pain in her neck woke Bella up. She jerked her head forward, "ahh, damn!" She muttered under her breath as she rubbed her aching neck, she had fallen asleep in the chair she had sat down in the previous night. Her neck had been at an angle the whole night. Bella turned her head slowly to look at the clock that sat on the coffee table in front of her. It was 8:oo; she jumped to her feet with a jolt and raced to her room, she was supposed to be at work an hour ago. And as she tripped on some shoes she had left in the floor she remembered saying to herself, "This ain't gonna be a good day!"
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"Where the hell is that new doctor?" Doctor Robert Ramano asked in the same irritated tone he always used. "I don't know she was supposed to be in about 45 minutes ago," Jerry replied with a lazy tone, "have you met her yet," he asked turning to Doctor Greg Pratt as Dr. Ramano stalked off. "Nope, but I think.. she better get her ass here fast before Ramano decides to fire her! What's her name anyway?" "Bella Fairfax."
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Bella had raced out the door and to the train station just in time to catch the 'El' before it's last transport of the morning. There were no seats left on the train, so she grabbed one of the smooth metal columns that were scattered through out the train. Bella's chest heaved an exasperated sigh as the train detached from its port. "I can't believe I'm late on my second day. What does that make you look like Bella? Did you take your meds? Nope, wait I think I have some in my purse." Bella unzipped her purse and felt around in it for the small jar that held the pills that helped her body stop rejecting its kidneys.
Ever since Bella was a child she had had problems with her kidneys. Her biological father had Kidney disease and that's what killed him at the young age of 42. When Bella turned 10 she started feeling pains in her sides that she couldn't Advil or Tylenol away. Her mother had taken her to the doctor and Bella had been diagnosed. She was told that her kidneys would not last her until she was 25 unless she had a transplant. Bella was 29. Bella had been on the organ recipient list for many years, but to no avail. She was not considered an "emergency case." Bella remembered seeing her mom crying almost every night after she had been diagnosed, which she now understood. The death of Bella's father had dealt a serious blow to her mother emotionally and physically and now her mother would lose Bella to the same disease.
Bella was jolted from her daydream when the train stopped so abruptly many people lost their footing and teetered to regain their equilibrium. "Great, I'm going to be even more late!" An announcement came from speakers that were high above the heads of the passengers, "We are sorry for the inconvenience but we are experiencing difficulties. We will resume once we have assessed the problem. Thank you for your patience." Everyone in the small cabin groaned, seems like things like this only happen on days when everyone is late for something.
"I hope they get everything fixed quickly, I don't do well with enclosed spaces for long periods of time," growled a man in a sweater that read, MICHIGAN in big golden letters. A woman in the corner of the train wedged between two clothing bags and the wall caught Bella's eye. The woman was obviously very distraught and her face looked very sallow and pale. The woman was breathing rather hard and the toes of her sandaled feet kept making large circles on the floor. After staring at the woman for a while Bella glanced out the window, they were in a dark tunnel that seemed to get smaller every time Bella looked out. Bella looked at her watch, it was now 15 minutes after 10. She had pretty much given up all hope of getting to work at all for the morning part of her shift.
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John Carter had been on call since 2:oo that morning and he was dead tired. It had been a slow morning but even when the patient count was small, the ER was still taxing on a person. The clock on the wall read 11:30, which marked the lunch break that was his savior on days like these. Carter headed for the on-call room ready for a few minutes of sleep before starting his shift again. He passed the nurse's station where Chuny, Abby, and Maleik were having a coffee break and listening to the newest gossip that was already circulating all the floors of the small community hospital. When Abby saw Carter her face lit up with a bright smile that warmed his heart. "Where have you been stranger," asked Carter as he took Abby by the waist and pulled her into him. "Oh, my shift just started about 10 minutes ago and I haven't gotten a chance to come find you." The two were about to lock lips when they felt that they were being watched. They both turned their heads to see Chuny, Maleik, and Neela Rasgotra (a new resident) watching them. "Do you mind?" Carter asked in a slightly irritated tone. "Ahh please, get a room," Maleik answered with a grin and then turned and strolled off. BEEP BEEP.. It was Abby's beeper. Abby had recently become a surgery resident and the OR was paging her. "I thought you were working as a nurse in the ER today." "I am, but that doesn't mean that Corday can't call me up to the OR anytime there is something interesting to see." Abby gave Carter a quick kiss and disappeared down the hall.
After a couple of minutes of dodging residents John finally found solace in the on-call room, where he laid down for a short nap. He didn't realize how short, because as he began to drift off to sleep his pager went off. He fumbled with the pager until he finally was able to find the button that turned a small light on in his pager so he could see in the dark room. The number was one he didn't recognize and for a second he debated whether to answer the page. Finally he pulled himself up off the bed and picked up the phone that was just out side the on-call room door. After one ring he heard Bella's slightly panicked voice at the other end, "Hey, Johnny?" "Yeah? What's wrong Tink?" "I have a problem! I'm on the El, it was delayed. I'm with this woman she looked kind of sick and then she just fainted, looks like a Tachycardia, 200 heartbeats per minute! I need you to have an ambulance waiting by the train port near the hospital! We'll be there in about 5 minutes, and hurry John I'm going to try to slow her heart beat but if I can't she might go into fibrillation!"
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A small pain in her neck woke Bella up. She jerked her head forward, "ahh, damn!" She muttered under her breath as she rubbed her aching neck, she had fallen asleep in the chair she had sat down in the previous night. Her neck had been at an angle the whole night. Bella turned her head slowly to look at the clock that sat on the coffee table in front of her. It was 8:oo; she jumped to her feet with a jolt and raced to her room, she was supposed to be at work an hour ago. And as she tripped on some shoes she had left in the floor she remembered saying to herself, "This ain't gonna be a good day!"
*****
"Where the hell is that new doctor?" Doctor Robert Ramano asked in the same irritated tone he always used. "I don't know she was supposed to be in about 45 minutes ago," Jerry replied with a lazy tone, "have you met her yet," he asked turning to Doctor Greg Pratt as Dr. Ramano stalked off. "Nope, but I think.. she better get her ass here fast before Ramano decides to fire her! What's her name anyway?" "Bella Fairfax."
*****
Bella had raced out the door and to the train station just in time to catch the 'El' before it's last transport of the morning. There were no seats left on the train, so she grabbed one of the smooth metal columns that were scattered through out the train. Bella's chest heaved an exasperated sigh as the train detached from its port. "I can't believe I'm late on my second day. What does that make you look like Bella? Did you take your meds? Nope, wait I think I have some in my purse." Bella unzipped her purse and felt around in it for the small jar that held the pills that helped her body stop rejecting its kidneys.
Ever since Bella was a child she had had problems with her kidneys. Her biological father had Kidney disease and that's what killed him at the young age of 42. When Bella turned 10 she started feeling pains in her sides that she couldn't Advil or Tylenol away. Her mother had taken her to the doctor and Bella had been diagnosed. She was told that her kidneys would not last her until she was 25 unless she had a transplant. Bella was 29. Bella had been on the organ recipient list for many years, but to no avail. She was not considered an "emergency case." Bella remembered seeing her mom crying almost every night after she had been diagnosed, which she now understood. The death of Bella's father had dealt a serious blow to her mother emotionally and physically and now her mother would lose Bella to the same disease.
Bella was jolted from her daydream when the train stopped so abruptly many people lost their footing and teetered to regain their equilibrium. "Great, I'm going to be even more late!" An announcement came from speakers that were high above the heads of the passengers, "We are sorry for the inconvenience but we are experiencing difficulties. We will resume once we have assessed the problem. Thank you for your patience." Everyone in the small cabin groaned, seems like things like this only happen on days when everyone is late for something.
"I hope they get everything fixed quickly, I don't do well with enclosed spaces for long periods of time," growled a man in a sweater that read, MICHIGAN in big golden letters. A woman in the corner of the train wedged between two clothing bags and the wall caught Bella's eye. The woman was obviously very distraught and her face looked very sallow and pale. The woman was breathing rather hard and the toes of her sandaled feet kept making large circles on the floor. After staring at the woman for a while Bella glanced out the window, they were in a dark tunnel that seemed to get smaller every time Bella looked out. Bella looked at her watch, it was now 15 minutes after 10. She had pretty much given up all hope of getting to work at all for the morning part of her shift.
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John Carter had been on call since 2:oo that morning and he was dead tired. It had been a slow morning but even when the patient count was small, the ER was still taxing on a person. The clock on the wall read 11:30, which marked the lunch break that was his savior on days like these. Carter headed for the on-call room ready for a few minutes of sleep before starting his shift again. He passed the nurse's station where Chuny, Abby, and Maleik were having a coffee break and listening to the newest gossip that was already circulating all the floors of the small community hospital. When Abby saw Carter her face lit up with a bright smile that warmed his heart. "Where have you been stranger," asked Carter as he took Abby by the waist and pulled her into him. "Oh, my shift just started about 10 minutes ago and I haven't gotten a chance to come find you." The two were about to lock lips when they felt that they were being watched. They both turned their heads to see Chuny, Maleik, and Neela Rasgotra (a new resident) watching them. "Do you mind?" Carter asked in a slightly irritated tone. "Ahh please, get a room," Maleik answered with a grin and then turned and strolled off. BEEP BEEP.. It was Abby's beeper. Abby had recently become a surgery resident and the OR was paging her. "I thought you were working as a nurse in the ER today." "I am, but that doesn't mean that Corday can't call me up to the OR anytime there is something interesting to see." Abby gave Carter a quick kiss and disappeared down the hall.
After a couple of minutes of dodging residents John finally found solace in the on-call room, where he laid down for a short nap. He didn't realize how short, because as he began to drift off to sleep his pager went off. He fumbled with the pager until he finally was able to find the button that turned a small light on in his pager so he could see in the dark room. The number was one he didn't recognize and for a second he debated whether to answer the page. Finally he pulled himself up off the bed and picked up the phone that was just out side the on-call room door. After one ring he heard Bella's slightly panicked voice at the other end, "Hey, Johnny?" "Yeah? What's wrong Tink?" "I have a problem! I'm on the El, it was delayed. I'm with this woman she looked kind of sick and then she just fainted, looks like a Tachycardia, 200 heartbeats per minute! I need you to have an ambulance waiting by the train port near the hospital! We'll be there in about 5 minutes, and hurry John I'm going to try to slow her heart beat but if I can't she might go into fibrillation!"