Ok first Im really sorry but I know nothing about life support machines or anything medical so what Im writing could just be me making it up so sorry bear with me thanks
–x- P.S if you know anything about life support then don't hesitate to let me know –x-
It was now a week and a half since Karen first came in; all three everyday went to see her, after work for will and grace, all day for Jack even Rosie had visited.
Jack was in hospital telling Karen about what he did today,
'You know you should of seen this man today wearing red trousers, yellow top, and green shoes it was so funny……well it would have been if you were there I could just imagine your face and the comments you would of said. You know I was listen to the radio last night and there was this song called angels and I think that, that should be our new song, remember how we were trying to pick a new song well I found it cant wait for you to hear it. Oh and Grace at the office yesterday got stuck in the elevator again, she had to phone will to get her out' Jack stopped it was no use it was like talking himself
'Come on kare please fight this, I want you back and so does everyone else, I cant wait to talk to you and you talk back, I'll do anything to get you back because without you Kare I don't think I could go on, everyone keeps reminding me that I have to be strong, but I'm sorry Kare I don't think I can anymore I just want you back, you know the doctors don't have any hope for you but me will and Grace do we know you can fight so come on prove them wrong.'
It was a day later
It was a Sunday afternoon, when all three had come back to Karen's room from having lunch, they didn't like the hospital restaurant so they went some café near by, when they walked into karen's room the doctor was already there
'Hello' will said
'Hello' the doctor replied 'I'm glad you're all back'
'Yea' jack said
'Um I need to talk to you all, do you think you could come into my office please' the doctor said, none of them got the feeling this was going to be good, Jack already looked like he was going to be sick. They went in and sat back in the chairs, this scene was all coming too familiar for jack's liking.
'Ok well we've been keeping an eye on Karen's progress with I think you can all agree hasn't happened' he waited for a bit to see if any of them were going to disagree but to his surprise they nodded yes 'Ok well, we don't know weather she will recover, because her lung collapsed we put her on the life support, but we cant tell weather she is breathing on her own, or weather the machine is breathing for a dead person'
'WHAT' jack screamed and jumped up 'you mean to say she could be dead, but she can't be she…she can't she wont she hasn't left us…' will jumped up and grabbed Jack who now had started crying, Grace and will had also tears in their eyes
'What are you going to do?' Grace asked shakily
'Well the best thing is to turn off the machine, but we want you three to decide we wont turn it off if you don't agree'
'What will happen?' grace asked
'If we turn the machine off there is a chance she will breathe on her own, it's a chance we have to take' the doctor said
'Can you give us a bit off time please?' will asked
'Yea sure, look stay in here, I'll be in Karen's room' the doctor said and walked out
'What we going to do?' Grace asked will started to cry to
'I don't know' he replied sitting down, Jack followed, they all sat there for another five minutes not talking. Then will looked at Grace, she looked at him, they knew what each other were thinking it was for the best, even though they loved Karen.
'Jack' will said, jack looked at will and Grace from they look he knew what they wanted to do
'Oh No, no how can you be thinking that'
'Jack…' will said
'NO DON'T' he shouted standing up 'how can you even think of that Karen is our friend and you two want to turn off her machine' jack went to walk out but Grace got up and stopped him
'Jack you have got to stop thinking about yourself this isn't about us or you this is about Karen, do you think me and will want to turn the machine off, we are thinking of karen either leave her like she is on the machine, or give her chance to live she might not but how are we going to know there still is a chance that she might live' Grace said she was now crying,
'Stop giving up on her, she is strong to pull through and she will' Jack said
'Jack she might but we also have to face the fact that there is a possibility that she wont come out, what do you want to do jack see her in the coma, what if she never gets out jack, this is the only chance we have, please jack be realistic she's not going to wake up tomorrow is she?' will said more calmly
'But how do you know?' Jack shouted, will just looked at him jack knew that he was right; there was a silence for a bit before jack decided
'Ok….I want to say goodbye first' Jack said, will walked over and hugged jack and grace.
Ten minutes later all three walked out and into Karen's room where Doctor Martin was
'Ok' he said
'Yea we think you should turn the machine off' jack said crying
'You made the right decision' the doctor said 'Do you want to be here?' they all looked at each other then nodded yes all three walked to Karen jack took her hand and waited
'Come on Kare, you can do it, you can pull through, I love you, we all do me, Grace and will' Jack said, will put his hand on jack shoulder, you have to fight this Karen, cause I need you, we all do' jack then leant down and kissed her.
'Ok' the doctor said, he walked over to the switch and turned it off, the heart machine just went dead all three looked at each other, when all of a sudden they heard a beep on the heart monitor and then another and then another, each beep got faster and faster
'Oh my god' jack said looking shocked, the doctor and a few nurses pushed the three out of the way and started checking karen.
'Guys can I ask you to leave for a bit' the doctor asked them, they walked out to the waiting room.
'What's going on she started breathing?' jack asked happily
'Jack just don't get your hopes up' will warned
'But she started breathing'
'Jack' grace said looking at him, he knew he shouldn't get his hopes up but the heart machine started making noise.
Ten minutes later the doctor came out
'I have some good news she is breathing on her own still in her coma but she is breathing on her own' the doctor smiled, all three jumped up looking shocked and happy at the same time
'Oh my god….can we see her' jack asked
'Yes and she can probably start hearing you now her brain is working on its own' the doctor said and then let them went to see her.
They walked in, on their usual side, Jack was the first to talk, and he took her hand,
'Oh kare, you gave us such a scare, don't do that again…well im glade your ok' jack didn't know what to say, what he wanted to say he didn't want to say in front of will and Grace, he looked up to them to let them talk.
'hay Karen' grace started 'you know I missing you at work, you know its kind of scary work getting done, faxes are getting sent, and I can wear what I want, I cant wait for you to come back I missing our chats about men and these two fags' Grace then looked at will
'Hay Karen, you know you may not think this but I'm missing you too, and I can't wait till you wake up, my drinks cupboard if full and I also haven't received any insults which I'm missing, so get well soon' even though they were all happy she was fine, it was still awkward they just wanted her to be awake to respond to them.
About an hour later Will and Grace had to go but jack stayed.
'Kare bear please wake up, come on you have proved all the nurses and doctors wrong by pulling through the life support just a little bit more fighting karen then I promise you can start resting, and before you know it me and you will be shopping again. We did tell the doctor that you would be strong I just don't think they knew how strong you really are, Oh come on Kare wake up I miss you, I miss your voice I want you to speak to me. I promise as soon as we get out of here we are going to do everything that we wanted to do, go to London remember that night we stayed up saying how we wanted to go to London we planed it and everything, shopping down oxford street, go on the London eye, take a boat trip down the river Thames, then at night go to the west end see a musical then hit all the gay clubs. We'll do that Kare cause you been in here has made me realise that life is too short to just make plans, you need to make plans and do them, also take advantage of all the people in your life. So come on Kare, look I have to go but I'll be back first thing in the morning' jack said then kissed her goodbye.