April 1, 2004
Mercedes had returned from her 'family leave' with Carlos. Per her and Jimmy's request, DK was given the position of Lieu and she went back to just being a firefighter. She walked in with Carlos and smiled to everyone. She had gained some of the weight she lost, but would have to go back to Strength Training double time to make up for the muscle she lost. She went to her locker and got her work out clothes and smiled to DK.
"Congrats. You deserved it more than I did." She smiled and hugged him, moving to the Gym upstairs. She sat on the bench and started down at 100, from 200. She worked up a sweat and went to re-gaining her muscle. She finished her workout after 30 minutes and stood up, getting dizzy. She stumbled to the door and called out for Carlos before collapsing to the floor. Carlos ran up and found her, picking her up. He moved her to the floor, screaming for Levine to get the bags. Levine came up a moment later and Carlos hooked her up to the monitor. He saw an erratic heart rate, but couldn't tell if it was from her workout or a problem. Levine brought up the backboard and they placed her on it. DK and Walsh watched with the 2 new people and asked what happened. Carlos didn't answer and told Walsh to get Bosco.
As Carlos and Levine put Mercedes on the stretcher, Bosco came running over, in a panic. He got in back with Carlos and watched his sister, holding her hand.
"What happened, Carlos?"
"I don't know. She went to go work out. I guess she finished, called for me, and I found her unconscious. Awe god, what if she did damage to her heart?" They spoke softly so Levine didn't hear them
"Will they be able to tell if drugs caused it?"
"I don't know. We'll have to wait and see." They pulled up to Mercy and rushed her into the hospital. A few minutes after they took over her care, Faith, Ty and Sully ran in.
"What happened?" Ty asked Bosco as he paced.
"Carlos said he found her like that after she called for him after a workout. What if she did permanent damage? Awe god, Ty."
"Don't worry man, she'll be fine. We got her through the worst, she should be fine."
The doctor came out and looked at the group, figuring they were with her. He talked to them, so they understood.
"I am Dr. Cason. Mercedes collapsed from a lack of oxygen to her brain. She got a bump, and that was all. Has she been sick lately? Flu, Cold?"
"Umm..Flu.." Carlos said softly.
"That explains it then. She was working out when she collapsed, right?"
"Yeah.."
"She collapsed from over-exertion. Her heart was beating too fast to get blood to her brain and she collapsed. She should be fine to discharge. I have no reason to keep her. Just keep her from the workouts that excruciating."
They all stared at each other and smiled. After an hour, Mercedes came out to Carlos and Bosco. They wrapped their arms around her and moved her to the bus so they could go back to work.
"Doctor said I'll have to go on paramedic duty until I get my strength up. I put in a request to work with you Carlos. I'll be damned if I work with a flake and a newbie." She looked at him as she sat in the back. Bosco laughed and Carlos smiled.
"You know, since I became Supervisor, I have to train the newbies. You have to ride with Levine."
"Oh hell NO!" She shook her head, as he rode towards the station.
Mercedes had returned from her 'family leave' with Carlos. Per her and Jimmy's request, DK was given the position of Lieu and she went back to just being a firefighter. She walked in with Carlos and smiled to everyone. She had gained some of the weight she lost, but would have to go back to Strength Training double time to make up for the muscle she lost. She went to her locker and got her work out clothes and smiled to DK.
"Congrats. You deserved it more than I did." She smiled and hugged him, moving to the Gym upstairs. She sat on the bench and started down at 100, from 200. She worked up a sweat and went to re-gaining her muscle. She finished her workout after 30 minutes and stood up, getting dizzy. She stumbled to the door and called out for Carlos before collapsing to the floor. Carlos ran up and found her, picking her up. He moved her to the floor, screaming for Levine to get the bags. Levine came up a moment later and Carlos hooked her up to the monitor. He saw an erratic heart rate, but couldn't tell if it was from her workout or a problem. Levine brought up the backboard and they placed her on it. DK and Walsh watched with the 2 new people and asked what happened. Carlos didn't answer and told Walsh to get Bosco.
As Carlos and Levine put Mercedes on the stretcher, Bosco came running over, in a panic. He got in back with Carlos and watched his sister, holding her hand.
"What happened, Carlos?"
"I don't know. She went to go work out. I guess she finished, called for me, and I found her unconscious. Awe god, what if she did damage to her heart?" They spoke softly so Levine didn't hear them
"Will they be able to tell if drugs caused it?"
"I don't know. We'll have to wait and see." They pulled up to Mercy and rushed her into the hospital. A few minutes after they took over her care, Faith, Ty and Sully ran in.
"What happened?" Ty asked Bosco as he paced.
"Carlos said he found her like that after she called for him after a workout. What if she did permanent damage? Awe god, Ty."
"Don't worry man, she'll be fine. We got her through the worst, she should be fine."
The doctor came out and looked at the group, figuring they were with her. He talked to them, so they understood.
"I am Dr. Cason. Mercedes collapsed from a lack of oxygen to her brain. She got a bump, and that was all. Has she been sick lately? Flu, Cold?"
"Umm..Flu.." Carlos said softly.
"That explains it then. She was working out when she collapsed, right?"
"Yeah.."
"She collapsed from over-exertion. Her heart was beating too fast to get blood to her brain and she collapsed. She should be fine to discharge. I have no reason to keep her. Just keep her from the workouts that excruciating."
They all stared at each other and smiled. After an hour, Mercedes came out to Carlos and Bosco. They wrapped their arms around her and moved her to the bus so they could go back to work.
"Doctor said I'll have to go on paramedic duty until I get my strength up. I put in a request to work with you Carlos. I'll be damned if I work with a flake and a newbie." She looked at him as she sat in the back. Bosco laughed and Carlos smiled.
"You know, since I became Supervisor, I have to train the newbies. You have to ride with Levine."
"Oh hell NO!" She shook her head, as he rode towards the station.
