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Chapter Five: Lu's Thoughts
As tired as she was, Lu lay awake late into the night. She had spent her last couple of hours at the RWHC in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, observing newborn McKenzie. The tiny infant, who had weighed barely 3 pounds at birth, was connected to a ventilator. Her tiny body was covered with tubes, each for the purpose of helping the tiny girl fight for her life.
It was never easy to give bad news to her patients, especially when it concerned a child, Lu thought. And Bryan and Miranda Kollier had been no exception.
It had been bad enough telling them that their daughter had a serious lung disorder, but then to add that she was also mentally handicapped, and would never be like a normal child.
Miranda had reacted as any mother would when given bad news about her child. She had cried, and begged Lu to do whatever she could to keep her baby alive.
Bryan's reaction, however, had been different. He had been angry, accusing Lu of delivering the baby too early, asking why she hadn't tried to stop his wife's premature labor. And when she had discovered that the cord was wrapped around the baby's neck, he questioned her as to why it hadn't been detected earlier that day when Randee had had her check up.
It was at times like this when she really missed Dana, Lu thought to herself. True, she and her former partner didn't always see eye to eye, and were often at odds. But she knew that Dana was there to lend a helping hand or give a word of advice if needed.
Dana had recently adopted two children and had moved back to her home in Virginia. Dr. Robert Jackson, Chief of Staff at RWHC, hadn't yet hired Dana's replacement, the woman who would become her new partner. Lu knew that she was on her own with this one.
With those thoughts, Lu drifted into a restless sleep.