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Some time later the doctor came out solemnly and when he saw the patient's parents he tried to compose himself. How could he tell them? How could he tell them he'd failed and the young man's leg had to be amputated. He was only seventeen.
Danny looked up and swallowed the lump in his throat. He could see from his face it hadn't gone as planned. There had been many a time when he'd had the same expression while telling the loved ones of patients.
"How did it go?" he asked.
"I'm sorry, we couldn't save the leg. We had to perform an amputation from the knee downwards..." He nodded gripping his wife's hand who he could see had tears in her eyes. "Thankfully though apart from a hairline fracture on his skull there was no brain damage."
"Thank you. What after care will he get?"
"We can provide him with a prosthetic leg as soon as the wound heals and physical therapy so he can learn how to walk again."
He nodded. "We'll encourage him to take it but at the end of the day it's his decision." Maggie looked up at her husband and nodded.
Oh how she wished she hadn't let him get that motorbike. If she'd known he'd lose his leg due to it she'd never have allowed him to have one. She just hadn't wanted him to rebel and buy one behind his back as she knew he would. She was just thankful that Colby had always taken precautions and wore his helmet. She couldn't make sense of what had happened. How could this have happened to their sweet, careful Colby?
He was only seventeen. This wasn't fair. He had so much ahead of him and now he was an amputee. He was doing well in his exams and had been applying for universities to go and study law. He believed his father's innocence to the charge he'd been convicted on and wanted to prevent people being convicted on the wrong charge again. Now he'd suffered a major setback and would have to take time out to adjust to life as an amputee. She was just thankful her husband was always at home to help him.
"May we see him?" Danny asked holding his hand.
"Of course," the doctor answered.
He led them to Colby's room while Danny ran through his head how his son's care would go. He was partially thankful he hadn't found a job now as it would mean he was always on hand to take Colby to the hospital. He was sure his son would go for the prosthetic and they would always be on hand to help and support him as he adjusted to his disability.