Chapter 5: Waiting Through the Night.
Kim was asleep in her hospital bed. The nurse had given her a sedative after Dr. Mark gave them the news about Shane. She had been out for an hour. Mrs. Possible with Kim while Ron and Isabel were with Shane, he was hooked up to all these tubes and wire in his incubator. Dr. Mark had pulled Ron aside while the nurse was taking care of Kim.
"I know this is unbelievably hard for you, but I would really consider planning ahead for the worst," the doctor had said to Ron.
He was sitting in the rocking chair next to Shane's incubator, cradling Isabel in his arms.
"Shane, this is daddy, we are all worried about you. Your mommy is sick with worry. You have to come through this…you come from a long line of fighters."
Tears fell from his eyes, as he kissed his daughter. He would never take anything for granted again.
Kim opened her eyes gently and saw her mother.
"Mom?" she softly said.
"Yes sweetie I'm here," she answered.
"Where's Ron?" she asked slurring her words.
"With Shane and Isabel,"
Kim cried softly again, "I wanted this to be a dream. I wanted to wake up at home with Isabel and Shane in their cribs and Ron tending to Lily Ann and the twins. Why is this happening mom?"
Tears fell from Mrs. Possible's eyes, "I don't know sweetie, I'd do anything to spare you, Ron, and the kid's this pain."
"Is dad here?" Kim asked.
"He's coming as soon as Ron's parents get to the house to watch the kids, sweetie you're still groggy, why don't you relax and I'll check if you dad is here. Jim and Tim are coming by later."
She kissed her daughter and walked out of the room. Kim turned her head and silently prayed, "God take care of my little Shane, you have blessed me with a wonderful family, and you brought Isabel to us so her life was spared. Please don't take her brother away from her or Emma, Adrian, and Lily Ann. Don't take my son away from me and Ron."
And then she was asleep once more.
"Are you telling me my son has no chance of survival?" Ron asked Dr. Mark.
"There's a 9 out of 10 chance he won't survive through the night," the doctor told Ron late that evening.
Kim was in with Shane and holding Isabel, she stilled thoroughly believed her son was going to pull through. And Ron believed to.
"No," Ron declared, "You have to do something, you have to save our little boy."
"Mr. Stoppable we have done everything we can…Dr. Mark started to say.
"DO MORE!" Ron demanded loudly, "I DO NOT CARE WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO JUST DO IT. I WILL NOT TELL MY WIFE THAT OUR SON IS GOING TO DIE!"
"WHAT!" screamed a voice from behind them.
They turned around to see Kim standing there, looking as she was going to collapse again.
"Kim I thought you were with Shane and Isabel," Ron said.
"A nurse told me to come here," she said as she pushed Ron away and stared Dr. Mark in the eyes, "I will not let you let my son die…do something!"
"Mrs. Stoppable, we are doing everything…"
"I SAID DO SOMETHING!" shouted Kim at the top of her lungs.
She stumbled back, still being weak and Ron helped her into a wheelchair.
"Mrs. Stoppable …the rest is up to Shane. Medically, I have done everything. It's now up to God and Shane's strength."
Kim and Ron broke down in each other's arms.
Jim, Tim, and Mr. Possible were in with Shane, and Mrs. Possible went home to Lily Ann, Emma, and Adrian so Ron's parents could come in. She took Isabel with her.
The nurse had given Kim another sedative and was fast asleep again. Ron was in the chapel praying for Shane.
Jim, Tim and Mr. Possible were all silently praying for Shane when his alarms went off. Nurses rushed in and one paged Dr. Mark, they all shooed the men from the room. They rushed down to get Ron. They came flying back up just as Dr. Mark come out of the room.
"What happened…what happened to my son?" Ron asked.
"I'm sorry," Dr. Mark said, "It's only a matter of time now."
Stay tuned to find out what happens.
