Jonathan, Clark, Chris, Kyle and Katie all hurried into the emergency room. Martha was sitting there quietly when she finally spotted them. She instantly hurried to Jonathan's arms. He lifted her off the floor for a moment and hugged her close.

"I'm here sweetheart, everything's going to be fine," he whispered. He gently placed her on his feet and looked at her, "where's the doctor?"

"He hasn't come out yet…"

"Martha, Jonathan, I'm glad you're here. Clark, why don't you take your brothers and sister into room 29, your sister is awake, and I think she'd love to see you," Clark could see he was trying to get rid of them. Nodding Clark lifted Katie into his arms, grabbed Kyle's hand and led the way to room 29.

"Greg, what's wrong?" Jonathan asked.

"Have a seat," he paused and allowed them to sit down, both clasping hands tightly, "look Jon, Martha, I've known you guys for a very long time…I've been there through broken bones, broken falls and even a broken heart. So I know you guys are great parents; however, I would like to ask you, have you noticed any change in your daughter's attitude, demeanor, weight?"

"Well she's been moody, but we figured it was her being a teenager girl…as for weight, we just recently started noticing that."

"Your daughter is moderately malnourished, she's dehydrated, anemic, and she's flying towards Anorexic. She's dangerously close to death by heart failure. There is a reason teenagers have to eat, drink and sleep certain ways, I'd like to say she's out of danger, but she's not. The hardest part of this disease is allowing the person to recognize it. I'd like to keep your daughter for a day or two, get some fluids and nutrients back into her system, when she gets home you need to make sure she eats, the simple stuff at first, soup, oatmeal and such, eventually depending on how she handles that you can feed her on of Martha's fine down home cooking meals."

"How did this happen?" Jonathan asked.

"It happens sometimes, especially in girls, the only and best thing you can do right now is not blame her, be there for her, don't make her feel like she's a bad person and do not accuse her of anything. Warn your children as they get a littler older, and make sure she knows she's beautiful no matter what."

"Thank you Dr. Benson…um, we're a little knew at this teenager girl thing," Jonathan said smiling.

"I understand Jon, and it's going to be a wild ride, but just let her know that you love her, you'll make it."

Jonathan and Martha nodded and headed to the room, Jonathan stopped Martha and slowly opened the door, they smiled as they looked inside. Kara sat on the bed laughing as she sat beside Katie, Chris and Kyle sat at the end of the bed, and Clark stood on her other side. She didn't look like the venerable little girl who had collapsed only hours ago, she didn't look sickly, she just looked like Kara.

Martha and Jon moved through the door, Jonathan placed a kiss on her head and they joined in the moment, laughing and talking together. Just enjoying the company of their family, the warmth and the love.

Martha and Jonathan had come to the conclusion that Martha would talk to the young girl. She waited until Clark took the others home and finally approached her young daughter.

"I'm sorry mom," Kara whispered. Martha shook her head as she sat down beside Kara.

"Don't be, life is full of mistakes. When I was your age I had a lot of problems too…did you know I was over weight?"

"No…you…how mom? You're so pretty."

"Ah, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Kara listen to me, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, it's about you. If you can't wake up every morning and look yourself in the mirror and feel good about it, then that means something has to change. If you wanted to lose weight there are safe ways to do that."

"I know, it was stupid, I don't know why I did it…yes I do. I just wanted to feel popular."

"Oh honey you're very poplar, I haven't met a friend yet that doesn't love you. You're an amazing young lady, and don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise."

"This isn't over is it?"

"No, not by a long shot sweetheart, but as always we'll get through it together."

"Are you angry at me," Martha sighed and shook her head.

"No, you are a young teenager girl and I'd be lying if it didn't happen to a lot of girls. But as my daughter I'm not going to allow you to be some stastic, you're going to get healthy, and I'll help you. Then once we get a little more weight on you, we'll discuss how to keep that weight on and all the bad weight off," Kara nodded. She leaned into her mother and sighed.

"Everything was perfect wasn't it?" Kara asked quietly.

"Nothing is ever prefect sweetheart, you and your siblings just make life more exciting. Your father and I adore you guys, you save us everyday."