DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN LIZZIE MCGUIRE. Um, to answer a few of the questions or ponderings—I know that the longer someone is in a coma, the more serious the amnesia is, and I have no intention on making Lizzie's case of amnesia full blown "Who am I? What am I? Where did I come from? I don't remember anything at all!" because with only a day in a coma, that severe of a case is improbable. It will be more like acute amnesia, where most things are remembered, but the person with the amnesia forgets the tension, struggles, and setbacks of his or her past and has a little bit of confusion at times. Matt Damon's character had it in the Bourne Identity if that helps at all. Speaking of Bourne Identity, that takes place in Italy. Also, in While You Were Sleeping with Sandra Bullock, the doctor thought that Peter (the one she saved) had acute amnesia and Lucy (Sandra Bullock) dreamt of going to Florence . . .which is in Italy. Coincidental? I don't know. . .just something to think about.
Yet again, I will remind you that I not a doctor. Yes, acute amnesia exists but I don't know the exact causes and effects.
Chapter 16
"What do you mean amnesia?" Gordo asked, reacting to this news, "Does she not remember anything?"
"Well, not exactly. The nurses questioned her, and there were particular things she didn't remember, for instance, she doesn't remember being pregnant nor does she remember being married," Dr Hines explained.
"Well," Gordo said, glad to hear that it isn't as severe as he imagined, but still distraught that she didn't remember some things, "she isn't married."
"What?" the doctor asked, shocked, "But the doctor from the other hospital told us she was married. Is she engaged?"
Gordo shook his head, "Not yet. I am her boyfriend."
"Oh," the doctor said, looking at him with a mixture of disapproval and understanding. Gordo didn't feel comfortable when somebody looked at him like that, "That would explain why she doesn't remember being married."
"Doctor?" Gordo asked, "When can I see her?"
"That may be another couple of hours. We want her at some point to see familiar faces and see if that brings back anything, but for now, the nurses are seeing how serious her case is."
"But she will remember people she knows, won't she?" Gordo asked.
Doctor Hines shrugged, "It depends on who the person is. You see, she has something called acute amnesia, which means that Lizzie should remember mostly everything, and considering she wasn't in the coma that long, it should only last a few days or maybe a week."
"So, what might she not remember?"
"Well, if she is going through a hard time or struggling with something, she probably won't remember that. We are wondering if that might be why she can't remember being pregnant. Also, she might become confused."
"When can she be released?"
"In a few days, when we can be assured that it is safe. Now, advanced medical studies and chemists have developed drugs to help her memory along, but since she is expecting, we cannot give her these drugs. This just means it may take her a few extra days to remember everything. Until you are allowed to see her, I recommend that you notify her family of this condition and, if she knows anyone in Italy, see if they can visit and help her with her memory. They may want to wait a few days to visit because that would give Elizabeth time to adjust on her own. Come back in a couple of hours."
Gordo nodded his head. He wanted to stay and wait, but the doctor assured him that the best thing he could do was make those phone calls and come back. Gordo went to get a quick bite to eat and back to his hotel. First he decided to call Miranda and Ethan, mostly because they would ask they knew the most and wouldn't ask many questions. Ethan picked up.
"Hello?"
"Ethan? This is Gordo? Is Miranda there?"
"Yeah," Ethan said, "Do you want to talk to her?"
"Actually, I want to talk to both of you. Can you get her on another phone or on the speaker?"
"Uh, sure," Ethan said, "Hold on a second."
A minute later, Miranda was on the line with Ethan, "Gordo, what is it?"
"It's Lizzie," Gordo started, "She's in the hospital."
"What??" Miranda said, "In he hospital? Is she okay?"
"Yeah, she is fine. She fainted yesterday and was put into a coma and woke up today with something called acute amnesia."
"Amnesia?" Miranda asked, "Does she remember anything?"
"Yeah, Miranda, its only minor, but still. We were sent to Rome last night and we are staying here until it is okay for her to go home."
"Oh my God, Gordo! Is there anything we can do to help?"
"Well," Gordo started, "the doctor said that if anyone wanted to visit, it might help her with her memory."
"Okay, so should we try to come tonight?"
"No, come in a few days. I'll keep in touch with you and let you know what's going on. You might not even have to come."
"Okay. Well I hope she gets better!" Miranda said, as if she was getting ready to leave, "Wait! Have you called her parents yet?"
"Not yet. I was getting ready to call them. Why?"
"Well, be careful what you say because Mr. and Mrs. McGuire don't know that Lizzie is pregnant yet," Miranda said, "and I am not sure now is the time to tell them."
"Yeah, you're right," Gordo said, "Okay, I'll keep that in mind and I'll call you later. Bye!"
"Bye!" Miranda and Ethan said.
Gordo hang up the phone and started to dial long distance to Hill Ridge to call Mr. and Mrs. McGuire. Mrs. McGuire picked up, "Hello?"
"Mrs. McGuire. This is Gordo," Gordo said.
"Gordo! Aren't you in Italy?!" Jo said, "Is Lizzie making you call us?"
"No," Gordo said, "Actually, this is about Lizzie."
"Oh? Is she okay?" Jo said, more seriously.
"Well, she is fine right now, but she fainted yesterday and was in a coma overnight and now has a slight case of amnesia."
"WHAT?!" Jo asked, "Is she all right? Do Sam and I need to come over and take car of her? Oh my goodness! Is Lizzie going to be all right? Is she, Gordo?"
"Yes, yes, Mrs. McGuire, she will be fine. She only has a minor case of amnesia and should be better in a few days. I just called you to tell you what was going on."
"Well, thank you Gordo. Where are you?"
"Right now we are in Rome."
After a series of multiple questions from Jo and a "Oh, I wish Sam was home," every now and then, he finally said that he would call her everyday and tell her what was going on with Lizzie.
After that phone call, almost two hours had passed and Gordo decided to go back to the hospital and check on Lizzie.
When he got there, Dr. Hines said he could go in, so Gordo went to the room and saw Lizzie lying there, starring at the window. When she heard the door open, she looked over and smiled. Gordo was about to sigh in relief that she remembered him, until she said, "Hi. The nurses have told me about you. They say you are my boyfriend. Well, actually, at first they said that you were my husband, then they told me you were my boyfriend," she said, looking at him, with a little confusion in her face, "You look vividly familiar. What did you say your name was?"
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To be continued.
Yet again, I will remind you that I not a doctor. Yes, acute amnesia exists but I don't know the exact causes and effects.
Chapter 16
"What do you mean amnesia?" Gordo asked, reacting to this news, "Does she not remember anything?"
"Well, not exactly. The nurses questioned her, and there were particular things she didn't remember, for instance, she doesn't remember being pregnant nor does she remember being married," Dr Hines explained.
"Well," Gordo said, glad to hear that it isn't as severe as he imagined, but still distraught that she didn't remember some things, "she isn't married."
"What?" the doctor asked, shocked, "But the doctor from the other hospital told us she was married. Is she engaged?"
Gordo shook his head, "Not yet. I am her boyfriend."
"Oh," the doctor said, looking at him with a mixture of disapproval and understanding. Gordo didn't feel comfortable when somebody looked at him like that, "That would explain why she doesn't remember being married."
"Doctor?" Gordo asked, "When can I see her?"
"That may be another couple of hours. We want her at some point to see familiar faces and see if that brings back anything, but for now, the nurses are seeing how serious her case is."
"But she will remember people she knows, won't she?" Gordo asked.
Doctor Hines shrugged, "It depends on who the person is. You see, she has something called acute amnesia, which means that Lizzie should remember mostly everything, and considering she wasn't in the coma that long, it should only last a few days or maybe a week."
"So, what might she not remember?"
"Well, if she is going through a hard time or struggling with something, she probably won't remember that. We are wondering if that might be why she can't remember being pregnant. Also, she might become confused."
"When can she be released?"
"In a few days, when we can be assured that it is safe. Now, advanced medical studies and chemists have developed drugs to help her memory along, but since she is expecting, we cannot give her these drugs. This just means it may take her a few extra days to remember everything. Until you are allowed to see her, I recommend that you notify her family of this condition and, if she knows anyone in Italy, see if they can visit and help her with her memory. They may want to wait a few days to visit because that would give Elizabeth time to adjust on her own. Come back in a couple of hours."
Gordo nodded his head. He wanted to stay and wait, but the doctor assured him that the best thing he could do was make those phone calls and come back. Gordo went to get a quick bite to eat and back to his hotel. First he decided to call Miranda and Ethan, mostly because they would ask they knew the most and wouldn't ask many questions. Ethan picked up.
"Hello?"
"Ethan? This is Gordo? Is Miranda there?"
"Yeah," Ethan said, "Do you want to talk to her?"
"Actually, I want to talk to both of you. Can you get her on another phone or on the speaker?"
"Uh, sure," Ethan said, "Hold on a second."
A minute later, Miranda was on the line with Ethan, "Gordo, what is it?"
"It's Lizzie," Gordo started, "She's in the hospital."
"What??" Miranda said, "In he hospital? Is she okay?"
"Yeah, she is fine. She fainted yesterday and was put into a coma and woke up today with something called acute amnesia."
"Amnesia?" Miranda asked, "Does she remember anything?"
"Yeah, Miranda, its only minor, but still. We were sent to Rome last night and we are staying here until it is okay for her to go home."
"Oh my God, Gordo! Is there anything we can do to help?"
"Well," Gordo started, "the doctor said that if anyone wanted to visit, it might help her with her memory."
"Okay, so should we try to come tonight?"
"No, come in a few days. I'll keep in touch with you and let you know what's going on. You might not even have to come."
"Okay. Well I hope she gets better!" Miranda said, as if she was getting ready to leave, "Wait! Have you called her parents yet?"
"Not yet. I was getting ready to call them. Why?"
"Well, be careful what you say because Mr. and Mrs. McGuire don't know that Lizzie is pregnant yet," Miranda said, "and I am not sure now is the time to tell them."
"Yeah, you're right," Gordo said, "Okay, I'll keep that in mind and I'll call you later. Bye!"
"Bye!" Miranda and Ethan said.
Gordo hang up the phone and started to dial long distance to Hill Ridge to call Mr. and Mrs. McGuire. Mrs. McGuire picked up, "Hello?"
"Mrs. McGuire. This is Gordo," Gordo said.
"Gordo! Aren't you in Italy?!" Jo said, "Is Lizzie making you call us?"
"No," Gordo said, "Actually, this is about Lizzie."
"Oh? Is she okay?" Jo said, more seriously.
"Well, she is fine right now, but she fainted yesterday and was in a coma overnight and now has a slight case of amnesia."
"WHAT?!" Jo asked, "Is she all right? Do Sam and I need to come over and take car of her? Oh my goodness! Is Lizzie going to be all right? Is she, Gordo?"
"Yes, yes, Mrs. McGuire, she will be fine. She only has a minor case of amnesia and should be better in a few days. I just called you to tell you what was going on."
"Well, thank you Gordo. Where are you?"
"Right now we are in Rome."
After a series of multiple questions from Jo and a "Oh, I wish Sam was home," every now and then, he finally said that he would call her everyday and tell her what was going on with Lizzie.
After that phone call, almost two hours had passed and Gordo decided to go back to the hospital and check on Lizzie.
When he got there, Dr. Hines said he could go in, so Gordo went to the room and saw Lizzie lying there, starring at the window. When she heard the door open, she looked over and smiled. Gordo was about to sigh in relief that she remembered him, until she said, "Hi. The nurses have told me about you. They say you are my boyfriend. Well, actually, at first they said that you were my husband, then they told me you were my boyfriend," she said, looking at him, with a little confusion in her face, "You look vividly familiar. What did you say your name was?"
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To be continued.