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The day came that the 3 babies would be allowed to go home.Not wanting to leave their other daughter, they promised that they'd be back the next day.With four car seats in Eric and Annie's van there was hardly no room for anyone else.Lucy a Jeremey hoped that they would be able to buy a vehicle of their own and soon because using Annie's van to go to her special, would leave everyone else only one vehicle.
As soon as Lucy and Jeremey walked into the living room there was a loud chorus of welcome home.Other than all the Camdens, the Hastings were there too.The afternoon was spent celebrating the new additions to the family.After feeding all the babies and finally getting them to sleep Lucy and Jeremey could only make it too their bed before falling into a very deep sleep.About two hours later they were awoken by screaming infants.Lucy fed each baby then handed it to Jeremey who burped and changed them if needed.It took a bit longer this time to get the babies to sleep.By 7 the next morning both Lucy and Jeremey were exhausted. Jeremey had to start attending school again before he missed too much so Lucy was left with the 3 babies, fortunatley she had Annie's help.But with two other toddlers Annie didn't have a lot of time.The first day was a big struggle.
A week later Lucy and Jeremey were driving to the hospital to pick up Hope.The rest of the babies were left at home so they finally had a bit of peace and quiet.In the past week they were working on about 2 hours of sleep each night, 3 if they were lucky.They were pretty familiar with the special part of the hospital where Hope was staying (I don't know what they call it). They walked over to her incubator to see her hooked up to a strange machine and has an oxygen mask thing on.Dr. Thomas walked over.
L:What's wrong with her?Why is she on oxygen and why is she hooked up to a machine?!She hasn't been like that all week!
DrT:We came in around 8 this morning and she was looking fine.Then an hour later she was off color and having trouble breathing.We're monitoring her heart beat and giving her oxygen right now.If she stays like this for a bit longer we'll have to put a tube down her throat to give her nutrients.
J:Is she ok?I mean she was fine what happened?
DrT:We're not completely sure.When she was born she was having trouble breathing and we think her lungs may not be fully developed.
J:Then why wouldn't she have been having troubles with her breathing over the week?Why today a week later?
DrT:We think that she may have been having small problems over the week with her breathing but today it became too much and she started to almost suffocate.That is one theory, we also think it may be that there is a problem with something inside of her and that she is having difficulty breathing because of it.That's what we're trying to figure out.We're in the process of doing some tests.We tried to phone you but the phone was busy and once we got through your parents said that you had already left to come here.
L:What do you think could be wrong inside of her?
DrT: Well it could be many things, but we think it may be her liver.Somethings not right.It may not be fully developed or something else might be wrong.We're doing tests on her liver right now and are waiting for the results.All you can do is wait.You may want to go home, we don't know how long this could take.
J:No, we're staying here until she can come home with us.
DrT:Alright, but it may be a while, and I don't just mean hours.If something is wrong it could be days, weeks.Maybe even months, depending on what we have to do.
L:Alright then I'm going to get something to eat and I'll be back.Not that the food here will really help, but I need to do something.
J:Do you want me to wait here?
L:You can come with me if you want, I'll only be a few minutes.
Lucy and Jeremey walk hand in hand down to the cafeteria.After grabbing something to eat they immediatley return.Nothing has changed and Hope is still having trouble breathing. They phone the family back home and explain what's going on.Lucy and Jeremey were only expecting to take an hour at the most but now their plans took an abrupt turn.The babies who would awake soon would need to be fed, so Lucy would have to go home.With great regret Lucy got in the van and drove home.She gave her parents all the details on Hope that she knew. After feeding each baby Lucy went back to the hospital, leaving the sleeping babies with the worried Camdens.
When Lucy got to the hospital Jeremey ran up to her out of breath. L:What's wrong!?
J:They just found out.She's going to need a liver transplant. Tears started to form in Lucy's eyes as Jeremey embraced her.
J:The doctors want to talk to us now that you're here.Up in Dr. Thomas's office. (Dr. Thomas's office)
DrT: We need to do a liver transplant ASAP.Usually people have to wait for years to get a liver, but by some miracle we were able to get one for your daughter that should arrive sometime tonight around 11.It's a baby's that died in Boston.They're getting it on a plane and we should be able to start the procedure by one this following morning.We contacted Dr. Reese, one of our best surgeons, and Dr. Gracon.
L: Is our daughter going to be ok?
DrT: I'm doing my very best to save her life and I won't stop until I do.But I have to be honest, there's always a chance that the person won't make it.Being so young her risk is higher, but we'll do our very best.
J:Will she be able to..last that long for a liver?
DrT:Oh yes.Like I said some people wait months or years for livers.She should be able to wait even being an infant, it's only a few hours.
J:Try like 14.
DrT: Pardon?
J:14 hours.Not a few, 14.That could be too long.
L:Jeremey.
J:Sorry, Dr. Thomas, I'm just really worried about Hope.
DrT:I understand completely.We're going to put the tube down her throat to give her some nutrients so she'll be stronger during the surgery.We'll do that in about 2 hours.Dr. Gracon will take care of that.I personally won't be doing the liver transplant.There are four different doctors who will be working on your daughter, we'll introduce you to them in a bit.Right now all we can do is monitor her heartbeat while we wait for the liver to arrive.
J:How long will the procedure take?
DrT: We're estimating around 14 hours.Each doctor will do four hours and the last one will do 2 hours.I have to go talk to Dr.Gracon so he can prepare to give your daughter the nutrients.If you want you can go home and rest before tonight.
L:Maybe we should go home and make bottles with milk so mom can feed the babies while we're gone.I don't want to go home every two hours.
J:Ok, I don't want to be gone long.
L:We won't be.Come one let's go so we can get back soon.
Jeremey and Lucy drive home.
Annie:How is she?
L:She needs a liver transplant.(Fighting back tears).
The day came that the 3 babies would be allowed to go home.Not wanting to leave their other daughter, they promised that they'd be back the next day.With four car seats in Eric and Annie's van there was hardly no room for anyone else.Lucy a Jeremey hoped that they would be able to buy a vehicle of their own and soon because using Annie's van to go to her special, would leave everyone else only one vehicle.
As soon as Lucy and Jeremey walked into the living room there was a loud chorus of welcome home.Other than all the Camdens, the Hastings were there too.The afternoon was spent celebrating the new additions to the family.After feeding all the babies and finally getting them to sleep Lucy and Jeremey could only make it too their bed before falling into a very deep sleep.About two hours later they were awoken by screaming infants.Lucy fed each baby then handed it to Jeremey who burped and changed them if needed.It took a bit longer this time to get the babies to sleep.By 7 the next morning both Lucy and Jeremey were exhausted. Jeremey had to start attending school again before he missed too much so Lucy was left with the 3 babies, fortunatley she had Annie's help.But with two other toddlers Annie didn't have a lot of time.The first day was a big struggle.
A week later Lucy and Jeremey were driving to the hospital to pick up Hope.The rest of the babies were left at home so they finally had a bit of peace and quiet.In the past week they were working on about 2 hours of sleep each night, 3 if they were lucky.They were pretty familiar with the special part of the hospital where Hope was staying (I don't know what they call it). They walked over to her incubator to see her hooked up to a strange machine and has an oxygen mask thing on.Dr. Thomas walked over.
L:What's wrong with her?Why is she on oxygen and why is she hooked up to a machine?!She hasn't been like that all week!
DrT:We came in around 8 this morning and she was looking fine.Then an hour later she was off color and having trouble breathing.We're monitoring her heart beat and giving her oxygen right now.If she stays like this for a bit longer we'll have to put a tube down her throat to give her nutrients.
J:Is she ok?I mean she was fine what happened?
DrT:We're not completely sure.When she was born she was having trouble breathing and we think her lungs may not be fully developed.
J:Then why wouldn't she have been having troubles with her breathing over the week?Why today a week later?
DrT:We think that she may have been having small problems over the week with her breathing but today it became too much and she started to almost suffocate.That is one theory, we also think it may be that there is a problem with something inside of her and that she is having difficulty breathing because of it.That's what we're trying to figure out.We're in the process of doing some tests.We tried to phone you but the phone was busy and once we got through your parents said that you had already left to come here.
L:What do you think could be wrong inside of her?
DrT: Well it could be many things, but we think it may be her liver.Somethings not right.It may not be fully developed or something else might be wrong.We're doing tests on her liver right now and are waiting for the results.All you can do is wait.You may want to go home, we don't know how long this could take.
J:No, we're staying here until she can come home with us.
DrT:Alright, but it may be a while, and I don't just mean hours.If something is wrong it could be days, weeks.Maybe even months, depending on what we have to do.
L:Alright then I'm going to get something to eat and I'll be back.Not that the food here will really help, but I need to do something.
J:Do you want me to wait here?
L:You can come with me if you want, I'll only be a few minutes.
Lucy and Jeremey walk hand in hand down to the cafeteria.After grabbing something to eat they immediatley return.Nothing has changed and Hope is still having trouble breathing. They phone the family back home and explain what's going on.Lucy and Jeremey were only expecting to take an hour at the most but now their plans took an abrupt turn.The babies who would awake soon would need to be fed, so Lucy would have to go home.With great regret Lucy got in the van and drove home.She gave her parents all the details on Hope that she knew. After feeding each baby Lucy went back to the hospital, leaving the sleeping babies with the worried Camdens.
When Lucy got to the hospital Jeremey ran up to her out of breath. L:What's wrong!?
J:They just found out.She's going to need a liver transplant. Tears started to form in Lucy's eyes as Jeremey embraced her.
J:The doctors want to talk to us now that you're here.Up in Dr. Thomas's office. (Dr. Thomas's office)
DrT: We need to do a liver transplant ASAP.Usually people have to wait for years to get a liver, but by some miracle we were able to get one for your daughter that should arrive sometime tonight around 11.It's a baby's that died in Boston.They're getting it on a plane and we should be able to start the procedure by one this following morning.We contacted Dr. Reese, one of our best surgeons, and Dr. Gracon.
L: Is our daughter going to be ok?
DrT: I'm doing my very best to save her life and I won't stop until I do.But I have to be honest, there's always a chance that the person won't make it.Being so young her risk is higher, but we'll do our very best.
J:Will she be able to..last that long for a liver?
DrT:Oh yes.Like I said some people wait months or years for livers.She should be able to wait even being an infant, it's only a few hours.
J:Try like 14.
DrT: Pardon?
J:14 hours.Not a few, 14.That could be too long.
L:Jeremey.
J:Sorry, Dr. Thomas, I'm just really worried about Hope.
DrT:I understand completely.We're going to put the tube down her throat to give her some nutrients so she'll be stronger during the surgery.We'll do that in about 2 hours.Dr. Gracon will take care of that.I personally won't be doing the liver transplant.There are four different doctors who will be working on your daughter, we'll introduce you to them in a bit.Right now all we can do is monitor her heartbeat while we wait for the liver to arrive.
J:How long will the procedure take?
DrT: We're estimating around 14 hours.Each doctor will do four hours and the last one will do 2 hours.I have to go talk to Dr.Gracon so he can prepare to give your daughter the nutrients.If you want you can go home and rest before tonight.
L:Maybe we should go home and make bottles with milk so mom can feed the babies while we're gone.I don't want to go home every two hours.
J:Ok, I don't want to be gone long.
L:We won't be.Come one let's go so we can get back soon.
Jeremey and Lucy drive home.
Annie:How is she?
L:She needs a liver transplant.(Fighting back tears).