Chapter Nine
Ephram found himself in pitch-blackness. He walked around, what seemed to be a never ending tunnel, until finally he saw a bright white light. The thought, 'don't go towards the light' went through his head, but something was pulling him towards it, so he kept walking. The light suddenly surrounded him.
Ephram slowly opened his eyes and almost panicked at not being able to breathe, but then noticed there was a tube going down his throat. Ephram inwardly groaned. Glass walls, he was back in the ICU. But where was his dad?
A doctor walked in and smiled at seeing him awake. It did not take Ephram long to recognize Dr. Carter.
"Welcome back to the living, Mr. Brown. You arrested and we would appreciate it if you would not do that again." Ephram only looked at him in confusion. "You are currently on a respirator being you stopped breathing and have not yet reached a point where you can be taken off of it. But if my calculations are right, you should be able to breathe on your own by tonight." Ephram nodded.
Ephram looked again towards the glass door, as if looking for someone.
"Ephram, I have some serious news to shear with you. Please stay calm, but there was an accident while we were trying to resuscitate you. We were shocking your heart trying to get it pumping again, when the break on your bed malfunctioned. The bed hit your father in the head, he is currently in a coma." Ephram just stared at the doctor like he had two heads. When the doctor did not say anything like, just kidding Ephram began to panic. The EKG machine went off because his heart was starting to beat to fast.
"Ephram, I need you to calm down. Now your father could wake up at anytime, there is no need to panic. Right now I want you to concentrate on getting better, do you understand?" Ephram just lay there for a minute before he finally nodded.
"Good. Now rest, I will see you tonight where I will explain a little more."
Ephram fell asleep almost immediately. Evening came soon and Doctor Carter was back with a nurse, ready to take the tube out. Before Ephram new it the tube was out and Ephram felt like he was coughing up a lung. An ice chip slipped in to his mouth.
"What happened to me?" Ephram asked after the ice chip did its trick.
"You had a seizure, there was a problem with your head wound. We resuscitated you and took you back into surgery. You will be happy to know that it should be smooth sailing from now on."
"What about my leg?" Ephram asked.
"Healing fine. We did the second operation on it yesterday."
"Do I still have epilepsy?"
"Yes, you will be on medication for possibly the rest of your life." Dr. Carter explained.
"Is my dad awake yet?" Ephram asked the dreaded questions.
"I'm afraid not. But his wound is still healing."
"And my sister?"
"Doctor Abbot came and took her home with him."
"What hospital is my dad in, and when can I go see him?" Ephram asked.
"He is just down the road, at Denver. If all goes well, you can be discharged next week."
"That soon?" Ephram asked confused. He was under the impression that he would be in the hospital for months to come."
"That's it. Now that we found the main problem and have gotten all of your operations finished, we just want you to stick around and heal. If your father is not well enough by then you will be staying with the Abbots as well." Ephram did not question; why the Abbots, he really didn't care. "Of course you will have to take physical therapy. Most of which can be done by the doctors in Everwood, however at least once a week you will be required to come down here so that your program can be changed according to how you are doing. That would be a good time to visit you father." Ephram only nodded. He did not want to think about all of this.
Ephram found himself in pitch-blackness. He walked around, what seemed to be a never ending tunnel, until finally he saw a bright white light. The thought, 'don't go towards the light' went through his head, but something was pulling him towards it, so he kept walking. The light suddenly surrounded him.
Ephram slowly opened his eyes and almost panicked at not being able to breathe, but then noticed there was a tube going down his throat. Ephram inwardly groaned. Glass walls, he was back in the ICU. But where was his dad?
A doctor walked in and smiled at seeing him awake. It did not take Ephram long to recognize Dr. Carter.
"Welcome back to the living, Mr. Brown. You arrested and we would appreciate it if you would not do that again." Ephram only looked at him in confusion. "You are currently on a respirator being you stopped breathing and have not yet reached a point where you can be taken off of it. But if my calculations are right, you should be able to breathe on your own by tonight." Ephram nodded.
Ephram looked again towards the glass door, as if looking for someone.
"Ephram, I have some serious news to shear with you. Please stay calm, but there was an accident while we were trying to resuscitate you. We were shocking your heart trying to get it pumping again, when the break on your bed malfunctioned. The bed hit your father in the head, he is currently in a coma." Ephram just stared at the doctor like he had two heads. When the doctor did not say anything like, just kidding Ephram began to panic. The EKG machine went off because his heart was starting to beat to fast.
"Ephram, I need you to calm down. Now your father could wake up at anytime, there is no need to panic. Right now I want you to concentrate on getting better, do you understand?" Ephram just lay there for a minute before he finally nodded.
"Good. Now rest, I will see you tonight where I will explain a little more."
Ephram fell asleep almost immediately. Evening came soon and Doctor Carter was back with a nurse, ready to take the tube out. Before Ephram new it the tube was out and Ephram felt like he was coughing up a lung. An ice chip slipped in to his mouth.
"What happened to me?" Ephram asked after the ice chip did its trick.
"You had a seizure, there was a problem with your head wound. We resuscitated you and took you back into surgery. You will be happy to know that it should be smooth sailing from now on."
"What about my leg?" Ephram asked.
"Healing fine. We did the second operation on it yesterday."
"Do I still have epilepsy?"
"Yes, you will be on medication for possibly the rest of your life." Dr. Carter explained.
"Is my dad awake yet?" Ephram asked the dreaded questions.
"I'm afraid not. But his wound is still healing."
"And my sister?"
"Doctor Abbot came and took her home with him."
"What hospital is my dad in, and when can I go see him?" Ephram asked.
"He is just down the road, at Denver. If all goes well, you can be discharged next week."
"That soon?" Ephram asked confused. He was under the impression that he would be in the hospital for months to come."
"That's it. Now that we found the main problem and have gotten all of your operations finished, we just want you to stick around and heal. If your father is not well enough by then you will be staying with the Abbots as well." Ephram did not question; why the Abbots, he really didn't care. "Of course you will have to take physical therapy. Most of which can be done by the doctors in Everwood, however at least once a week you will be required to come down here so that your program can be changed according to how you are doing. That would be a good time to visit you father." Ephram only nodded. He did not want to think about all of this.