In The OR: A worst nightmare comes true:
Kerry was in the surgical locker room changing in to a pair of scrubs. She peered through the small window the allowed her to see into the operating room. She slid on her clogs and headed off to the operating room to face her worst nightmare come true. Kerry took a deep breath and entered the room.
Sandy was unconscious, but being draped and put under anesthesia. Kerry had barely taken one look at her and there were already tears in her eyes. She made her way over to Sandy and sat down on the chair that was there for her. She handed her crutch to Shirley who just looked at her. Shirley gave Kerry a comforting look and lightly rubber her shoulder, then walked away to place Kerry's crutch against the wall.
Sandy looked so helpless. Elizabeth was just coming into the room, but Kerry didn't notice. She was too focused on Sandy.
"Kerry, how are you holding up?" She asked.
"She looks like she's sleeping, but she's not." Kerry said hoarsely.
"I know Kerry; I went through this with Ella. It is so hard, but you just have to keep a positive outlook. The injuries are repairable.
Elizabeth said as she started to open up Sandy.
"How are her stats?" They asked in unison.
"Fine. BP is stable, and her pulse- ox is steady at 89."
"Good" Said Elizabeth as Kerry let out a very large sigh.
One and a half hours later...
Elizabeth made the final stitch to close Sandy's belly just as the monitor started to beep like crazy.
"She's in V- Tach!" shouted the attendant.
"Charge the paddles to 150!" Elizabeth said.
"Oh god. No. Sandy, don't do this, don't do this." Kerry said.
"Come on Sandy. You are not going to do this. Clear!' Elizabeth shouted.
Sandy's body convulsed as the electrical current traveled through her body. The monitor switched back to its ever familiar chirping of a steady sinus rhythm.
"Thank god." Kerry said as she sat back down at Sandy's side, just stroking her silky hair while Elizabeth put a dressing on Sandy and the monitors were being switched to portables.
"Kerry, she is critical, but stable. From what I hear, she is one of the lucky ones. We are going to take her up to the SICU. If you tag along I will tell Amanda to let you in whenever. No exceptions."
"Thank you Elizabeth. Thank you." Kerry said, looking Elizabeth directly in the eye.
The SICU...
Kerry sat at Sandy's bedside. Just sat guard, like a golden retriever watching over its young owner. She held young Henry in her arms, just looking at him, then back at Sandy. He looked so much like her dear Sandy, who now lay motionless with tubes and wires all over her, that it made the tears flow down her cafe' le' crème cheeks once again. She always knew that it could or would happen, but never let herself believe it. The nurse had come in about an hour ago and taken the ET tube out. Sandy had been triggering the vent for an hour.
Kerry brought Henry down to Abby n the ER. She had offered to watch Henry and this seemed like a perfect time. Kerry slid quietly into Sandy's room and lay down next to her. Her head lolled over to the Side and onto Sandy's shoulder, and for the first time since the accident Kerry was able to sleep.
But as soon as it started... it ended. It was for a good reason though. Sandy had woken up. She reached her hand up to stroke Kerry's head. She knew this would wake her, because Kerry was a light sleeper, but only if she wasn't at home though. Kerry stirred and Sandy mover her hand and body back to watch her little redhead awaken.
"Hey" Sandy said as Kerry turned to face her.
"Hey yourself chica" Kerry said with a hint of attitude and another hint of happiness
"You scared me half to death, I will kill you with my own two hands if you ever do that to me again. OK?" Kerry said as she hugged Sandy like a teddy bear.
"OK. OK. I won't do that again, but care to explain exactly why my stomach hurts like heck and why I'm hooked up to a million wires?" Sandy said
"Well, you had a bad liver laceration that Dr. Corday repaired and the wires are to, obviously, monitor our heart rate, BP, pulse ox, etc. You're fine now, that's all that matters." Kerry said, not moving an inch, for fear that this was a dream.
"OK Hun, now can you lighten up on that bear hug of yours, it's actually starting to hurt."
"Sure." Kerry said as she let up her grip, but snuggled in closer in return.
"Hey, where's Henry?" Sandy asked
"With your brother's wife. He's fine, I checked on him earlier today."
"Good. Bring him here tomorrow though. I don't care how much you have to argue with my mother, I want to see my... our son. He does deserve a visit with his mamma in the hospital right? I mean it can't be that bad here... Can it?
"No, I don't think so babe." Kerry said, laughing in the process.
A moment of silence passed, and the two began to drift off. But something wasn't right. There were still three words that needed to be said...
"I love you Kerry." Sandy said.
"I love you too Sandy." Kerry said as she closed her eyes and told herself that Sandy was hers, and she was Sandy's... always and forever, no matter what.
Every breath you take...
Every move you make.
Every single day,
Every time you pray...
I'll be watching you.
Kerry was in the surgical locker room changing in to a pair of scrubs. She peered through the small window the allowed her to see into the operating room. She slid on her clogs and headed off to the operating room to face her worst nightmare come true. Kerry took a deep breath and entered the room.
Sandy was unconscious, but being draped and put under anesthesia. Kerry had barely taken one look at her and there were already tears in her eyes. She made her way over to Sandy and sat down on the chair that was there for her. She handed her crutch to Shirley who just looked at her. Shirley gave Kerry a comforting look and lightly rubber her shoulder, then walked away to place Kerry's crutch against the wall.
Sandy looked so helpless. Elizabeth was just coming into the room, but Kerry didn't notice. She was too focused on Sandy.
"Kerry, how are you holding up?" She asked.
"She looks like she's sleeping, but she's not." Kerry said hoarsely.
"I know Kerry; I went through this with Ella. It is so hard, but you just have to keep a positive outlook. The injuries are repairable.
Elizabeth said as she started to open up Sandy.
"How are her stats?" They asked in unison.
"Fine. BP is stable, and her pulse- ox is steady at 89."
"Good" Said Elizabeth as Kerry let out a very large sigh.
One and a half hours later...
Elizabeth made the final stitch to close Sandy's belly just as the monitor started to beep like crazy.
"She's in V- Tach!" shouted the attendant.
"Charge the paddles to 150!" Elizabeth said.
"Oh god. No. Sandy, don't do this, don't do this." Kerry said.
"Come on Sandy. You are not going to do this. Clear!' Elizabeth shouted.
Sandy's body convulsed as the electrical current traveled through her body. The monitor switched back to its ever familiar chirping of a steady sinus rhythm.
"Thank god." Kerry said as she sat back down at Sandy's side, just stroking her silky hair while Elizabeth put a dressing on Sandy and the monitors were being switched to portables.
"Kerry, she is critical, but stable. From what I hear, she is one of the lucky ones. We are going to take her up to the SICU. If you tag along I will tell Amanda to let you in whenever. No exceptions."
"Thank you Elizabeth. Thank you." Kerry said, looking Elizabeth directly in the eye.
The SICU...
Kerry sat at Sandy's bedside. Just sat guard, like a golden retriever watching over its young owner. She held young Henry in her arms, just looking at him, then back at Sandy. He looked so much like her dear Sandy, who now lay motionless with tubes and wires all over her, that it made the tears flow down her cafe' le' crème cheeks once again. She always knew that it could or would happen, but never let herself believe it. The nurse had come in about an hour ago and taken the ET tube out. Sandy had been triggering the vent for an hour.
Kerry brought Henry down to Abby n the ER. She had offered to watch Henry and this seemed like a perfect time. Kerry slid quietly into Sandy's room and lay down next to her. Her head lolled over to the Side and onto Sandy's shoulder, and for the first time since the accident Kerry was able to sleep.
But as soon as it started... it ended. It was for a good reason though. Sandy had woken up. She reached her hand up to stroke Kerry's head. She knew this would wake her, because Kerry was a light sleeper, but only if she wasn't at home though. Kerry stirred and Sandy mover her hand and body back to watch her little redhead awaken.
"Hey" Sandy said as Kerry turned to face her.
"Hey yourself chica" Kerry said with a hint of attitude and another hint of happiness
"You scared me half to death, I will kill you with my own two hands if you ever do that to me again. OK?" Kerry said as she hugged Sandy like a teddy bear.
"OK. OK. I won't do that again, but care to explain exactly why my stomach hurts like heck and why I'm hooked up to a million wires?" Sandy said
"Well, you had a bad liver laceration that Dr. Corday repaired and the wires are to, obviously, monitor our heart rate, BP, pulse ox, etc. You're fine now, that's all that matters." Kerry said, not moving an inch, for fear that this was a dream.
"OK Hun, now can you lighten up on that bear hug of yours, it's actually starting to hurt."
"Sure." Kerry said as she let up her grip, but snuggled in closer in return.
"Hey, where's Henry?" Sandy asked
"With your brother's wife. He's fine, I checked on him earlier today."
"Good. Bring him here tomorrow though. I don't care how much you have to argue with my mother, I want to see my... our son. He does deserve a visit with his mamma in the hospital right? I mean it can't be that bad here... Can it?
"No, I don't think so babe." Kerry said, laughing in the process.
A moment of silence passed, and the two began to drift off. But something wasn't right. There were still three words that needed to be said...
"I love you Kerry." Sandy said.
"I love you too Sandy." Kerry said as she closed her eyes and told herself that Sandy was hers, and she was Sandy's... always and forever, no matter what.
Every breath you take...
Every move you make.
Every single day,
Every time you pray...
I'll be watching you.