Minutes later they get to the hospital where Kevin dropped off his wife,
Eric, Matt and Mary then went to park as they ran inside.
"Hi. I was paged and got called about Ruthie, David and Annie, how bad are they?"
"Let me get the doctor for you." The receptionists says.
"Wait, did you say mom?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah." Eric said then the doctor came as he, his son and daughters just got some really bad news.
"Hi. The surgeons are still operating on Ruthie for the internal bleeding she has, your youngest son, David is in surgery for the appendixes that was ready to rupture and your wife is in a deep coma, there was bleeding of the brain because of a bad head injury she suffered in the accident."
"Do they have a chance of surviving?" Matt asked as Kevin walks up.
"Yes, it will be some time before they can go home."
"Your youngest son, Sam was asking for you but not sure if he is still awake." The nurse who saw Eric told him.
"Okay. Well, I'll stay here, you get some sleep and call you guys if there are any changes."
"What?" Matt, his sisters and Kevin said in unison and in shock as Eric walks to see Sam.
"Okay, I'll stay with Simon." Matt says as he goes to the receptionist to see if he can get a cot to be with Simon then Mary joins him to see if there is a cot as did Kevin and Lucy while Eric was talking to Sam. Mary told the receptionist she wanted to stay with Ruthie as Kevin and Lucy said they wanted to be with David and Sam.
"Hey Sam."
"Hi daddy! Is David going to be okay?" Sam asks tearfully when his dad was standing on the side of the bed.
"Yes, David is going to be okay, in fact he should be rolled in here in a few minutes."
"I love you daddy." Sam says as he starts to fall asleep when David was rolled into the room.
"Love you too son." Eric says as he tucks Sam then went over to see David and gives him a kiss on the forehead as David slept so he goes outside the room to talk to the doctor.
"He's going to be fine, we took out the appendixes and giving him the medicine must have made it deteriorate, he should be here maybe an extra day or two."
"Thank you doctor." Eric says then he left to go to the room that Annie was at where he had asked for a cot which was already there.
Eric talked to Annie a little by telling her that she was there then laid down on the cot as he fell asleep, while Mary was staying in the room that Ruthie would be in then Matt stayed with Simon and Lucy and Kevin stayed with the twins as they slept on the cots. About 10 minutes after Mary got in the room, Ruthie was rolled in sleeping then Mary told Ruthie that she was there if she needed anything and Mary went to sleep.
Next Morning-
"Matt Camden please dial for the operator, Matt Camden dial for the operator." The P.A. system sounded a few minutes after Matt had woken up.
Matt then called the operator then talked to Sarah who was calling the hospital to tell him that she was at her dad's and asked if she wanted some company which Matt told her that he would love her company then Eric woke up from sleeping as his daughters and son in law. Eric left the room to see how Simon is when he is surprised to see Matt then Sarah came in then Matt hugged and kissed his wife. Eric finds out that his daughters and son in law are staying with Ruthie, Sam and David and was happy since they wouldn't feel lonely. Everyone including Eric went to his house, he called Charles again then found out he and Ginger were on vacation, wouldn't be back till next week. Then after Mary goes back to Florida, Matt and Sarah leave for home, Eric gets a visit from Julie who shows him how to cook while Erica was playing with the twins and John was in the carriage sleeping in the table. Eric got better at cooking with Julie's help then thanked her by cooking her and the kids lunch which was pasta with garlic bread. Eric went to visit Annie in the hospital then told her that Charles and Ginger went on vacation then two weeks later they get a visit from Charles and Ginger who heard about the accident and Annie and the kids got to go home. The fractures, cuts, bruises, Simon's ribs, have healed but Annie still had the broken arm that made it hard for her to do things even to take a bath since she has to keep that arm dry. Ginger and Annie were talking in her room, while Charles was watching TV while Simon was on the phone with Matt and Ruthie was reading.
"Annie? Can I talk to you for a second?" Ginger asked.
"Sure, what's up?" Annie said as she sat down on her side of the bed as Ginger sat next to her.
"I don't know how to tell you this but your father's condition is deteriorating rapidly."
"What? His Alzheimer's is progressing very rapidly?" Annie asked confused.
"Yes, I went to the doctor since he was acting irrational quite a bit and he made the diagnosis. I'm so sorry to have to break it to you but I didn't want you to see it without wondering what's going on."
Ruthie was in her room when Simon knocked on the door after he hung up with Matt-
"Come in." Ruthie said who was sitting on her bed with the headboard on her back, reading her book.
"Hey. How are you doing?" Simon said as he came in, then Simon sat next to her.
"I'm doing okay."
"You've been a little too quiet and I wanted to make sure my little sister was okay." Simon replied.
"I just feel bad about what happened and why we went to the pool hall."
"It's not your fault, you didn't know that was going to happen. Remember when dad had the heart attack and we talked about why it happened?" Simon responded then asked.
"Yea."
"Well, it wasn't anyone's fault and it just happened and remember when you and I overheard Mary talking to her friend about something that was extreme, it wasn't our fault that we couldn't tell mom and dad because well, because we didn't get a chance to either. Remember when you thought you put a hex on Matt and Heather's wedding because Matt didn't want Heather to get hurt cause of that guy who was cheating on her but we both know he loved her. Remember when grandma had leukemia and died when she came here, it just happened and when Lucy and Mary were driving and had played a game when they were out of the car then the drunk driver hit the station wagon?"
"Yeah, I do." Ruthie said as she started to feel better.
"See, those things happen. By the way, are you doing anything in a little bit?"
"No, why?" Ruthie says then asked.
"Cause I got a surprise for you."
"You do? What is it?" Ruthie asked excited.
"It won't be a surprise if I tell you." Simon said then left to his room.
Few minutes later he told Annie who was going downstairs that he was going to take Ruthie out for a surprise then Annie told him okay.
Where is Simon taking Ruthie? Is there something about Charles that Annie needs to know about?
"Hi. I was paged and got called about Ruthie, David and Annie, how bad are they?"
"Let me get the doctor for you." The receptionists says.
"Wait, did you say mom?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah." Eric said then the doctor came as he, his son and daughters just got some really bad news.
"Hi. The surgeons are still operating on Ruthie for the internal bleeding she has, your youngest son, David is in surgery for the appendixes that was ready to rupture and your wife is in a deep coma, there was bleeding of the brain because of a bad head injury she suffered in the accident."
"Do they have a chance of surviving?" Matt asked as Kevin walks up.
"Yes, it will be some time before they can go home."
"Your youngest son, Sam was asking for you but not sure if he is still awake." The nurse who saw Eric told him.
"Okay. Well, I'll stay here, you get some sleep and call you guys if there are any changes."
"What?" Matt, his sisters and Kevin said in unison and in shock as Eric walks to see Sam.
"Okay, I'll stay with Simon." Matt says as he goes to the receptionist to see if he can get a cot to be with Simon then Mary joins him to see if there is a cot as did Kevin and Lucy while Eric was talking to Sam. Mary told the receptionist she wanted to stay with Ruthie as Kevin and Lucy said they wanted to be with David and Sam.
"Hey Sam."
"Hi daddy! Is David going to be okay?" Sam asks tearfully when his dad was standing on the side of the bed.
"Yes, David is going to be okay, in fact he should be rolled in here in a few minutes."
"I love you daddy." Sam says as he starts to fall asleep when David was rolled into the room.
"Love you too son." Eric says as he tucks Sam then went over to see David and gives him a kiss on the forehead as David slept so he goes outside the room to talk to the doctor.
"He's going to be fine, we took out the appendixes and giving him the medicine must have made it deteriorate, he should be here maybe an extra day or two."
"Thank you doctor." Eric says then he left to go to the room that Annie was at where he had asked for a cot which was already there.
Eric talked to Annie a little by telling her that she was there then laid down on the cot as he fell asleep, while Mary was staying in the room that Ruthie would be in then Matt stayed with Simon and Lucy and Kevin stayed with the twins as they slept on the cots. About 10 minutes after Mary got in the room, Ruthie was rolled in sleeping then Mary told Ruthie that she was there if she needed anything and Mary went to sleep.
Next Morning-
"Matt Camden please dial for the operator, Matt Camden dial for the operator." The P.A. system sounded a few minutes after Matt had woken up.
Matt then called the operator then talked to Sarah who was calling the hospital to tell him that she was at her dad's and asked if she wanted some company which Matt told her that he would love her company then Eric woke up from sleeping as his daughters and son in law. Eric left the room to see how Simon is when he is surprised to see Matt then Sarah came in then Matt hugged and kissed his wife. Eric finds out that his daughters and son in law are staying with Ruthie, Sam and David and was happy since they wouldn't feel lonely. Everyone including Eric went to his house, he called Charles again then found out he and Ginger were on vacation, wouldn't be back till next week. Then after Mary goes back to Florida, Matt and Sarah leave for home, Eric gets a visit from Julie who shows him how to cook while Erica was playing with the twins and John was in the carriage sleeping in the table. Eric got better at cooking with Julie's help then thanked her by cooking her and the kids lunch which was pasta with garlic bread. Eric went to visit Annie in the hospital then told her that Charles and Ginger went on vacation then two weeks later they get a visit from Charles and Ginger who heard about the accident and Annie and the kids got to go home. The fractures, cuts, bruises, Simon's ribs, have healed but Annie still had the broken arm that made it hard for her to do things even to take a bath since she has to keep that arm dry. Ginger and Annie were talking in her room, while Charles was watching TV while Simon was on the phone with Matt and Ruthie was reading.
"Annie? Can I talk to you for a second?" Ginger asked.
"Sure, what's up?" Annie said as she sat down on her side of the bed as Ginger sat next to her.
"I don't know how to tell you this but your father's condition is deteriorating rapidly."
"What? His Alzheimer's is progressing very rapidly?" Annie asked confused.
"Yes, I went to the doctor since he was acting irrational quite a bit and he made the diagnosis. I'm so sorry to have to break it to you but I didn't want you to see it without wondering what's going on."
Ruthie was in her room when Simon knocked on the door after he hung up with Matt-
"Come in." Ruthie said who was sitting on her bed with the headboard on her back, reading her book.
"Hey. How are you doing?" Simon said as he came in, then Simon sat next to her.
"I'm doing okay."
"You've been a little too quiet and I wanted to make sure my little sister was okay." Simon replied.
"I just feel bad about what happened and why we went to the pool hall."
"It's not your fault, you didn't know that was going to happen. Remember when dad had the heart attack and we talked about why it happened?" Simon responded then asked.
"Yea."
"Well, it wasn't anyone's fault and it just happened and remember when you and I overheard Mary talking to her friend about something that was extreme, it wasn't our fault that we couldn't tell mom and dad because well, because we didn't get a chance to either. Remember when you thought you put a hex on Matt and Heather's wedding because Matt didn't want Heather to get hurt cause of that guy who was cheating on her but we both know he loved her. Remember when grandma had leukemia and died when she came here, it just happened and when Lucy and Mary were driving and had played a game when they were out of the car then the drunk driver hit the station wagon?"
"Yeah, I do." Ruthie said as she started to feel better.
"See, those things happen. By the way, are you doing anything in a little bit?"
"No, why?" Ruthie says then asked.
"Cause I got a surprise for you."
"You do? What is it?" Ruthie asked excited.
"It won't be a surprise if I tell you." Simon said then left to his room.
Few minutes later he told Annie who was going downstairs that he was going to take Ruthie out for a surprise then Annie told him okay.
Where is Simon taking Ruthie? Is there something about Charles that Annie needs to know about?