Until Dawn: A Sudden Change
Chapter 9 of my Until Dawn story, enjoy.
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Chapter 9
Sam took a deep breath; she was laying waiting to be taken into the OR. She was already dressed in a hospital gown. Penny sat on her left side, her mother sat on the other, both were holding her hands while her father sat next to her mother, they were all listening as the doctor talked them through some of the final details of the operation. Andy sadly couldn't make it due to work but had called to make sure everything was alright and would try to come by after the operation.
"The operation will take between five and six hours to complete. Someone will come and update you every hour." He told them. "Sam will probably be asleep for half a day after the surgery, however by the time she wakes up, we should be able to confirm if the operation was successful or not."
He paused and then added. "Any questions?"
Samuel was the one who asked. "The other patients who've been doing this medical trial…How many worked?"
"Sam is our seventh patient." the doctor explained. "For three of them it works, the other two, it didn't…"
"And the other?" Sam asked, unnerved by the doctor trailing off.
"Lost movement in his right arm."
Sam swallowed nervously hearing that. Her mother noticed and gently put her hand on her shoulder.
"You still have the option to back out." She reminded her.
Sam shook her head. "No, I'm sure, I want this done."
She smiled and kissed her forehead. There was a knock at the door and a nurse entered and told them it was almost time to take Sam down to the OR.
The doctor and the nurse left them for a moment; Sam turned to Penny and they hugged; their parents smiling softly. Her father stepped forwards and they hugged.
"You'll come through this better off Sam, I know it. You're strong, you survived the incident that caused this in the first place, so I know you can do this. Love you kiddo."
Sam smiled. "Thanks dad, love you too."
Her mother also hugged her; Sam could feel her tears and smiled comfortingly.
"Everything will be fine mom, I promise."
Helen pulled back and managed a smile. "I know sweetheart; I know."
She gently kissed her forehead again and then the doctor returned.
He observed them for a moment and then spoke up. "Are you ready to go Sam?"
Sam nodded. "Yes."
The doctor nodded and her parents and Penny stepped back as the team took her through to the OR. Soon Sam was lying in the OR; the team was getting ready around her, they were talking in low voices. Sam didn't understand half their words, medical terms and such. Finally the nurse set up and attached the IV to her arm and told her to count backwards, slowly, from one hundred. She did so but she only barely got ninety-seven out before she went under.
When she finally felt herself waking up, Sam took a moment before finally recovering enough to see her family still seated around her.
"Sam!" Penny cried out, hugging her.
Sam grinned and hugged her back, relieved to see they still worked. It was some time later the doctor arrived.
"Ah, Sam, you're awake, good…" She saw the doctor looked hopeful and that made her feel hopeful too. "So, how are your arms?"
Sam smiled. "Good; I can still move them."
The doctor nodded. "Well, let's see if we were able to fix your legs."
Sam nodded and closed her eyes; the doctor informed her that her eyes might play tricks and make her think she felt something when she didn't. She waited while the doctor examined her.
When the doctor had finished and Sam opened her eyes she saw Penny and her parents smiling at her. She smiled back and then the doctor asked.
"So, did you feel anything?"
Sam nodded. "Yes; everything…But…I still can't move my legs."
The doctor nodded. "Your muscles have been inactive for a long time, they've atrophied. Although, not as much as they might have, I remember you explaining the exercises you've been doing, that's likely helped. Now with regular physical therapy you can build them back up and then you'll be walking again."
Sam smiled at that and nodded, relieved. The doctor left to get some leaflets on physical therapy while her parents and Penny hugged her; Sam smiled, the hard part of over; she had regained feeling in her legs again. They were fixed, they just needed to be strengthened up again for her to use them; the rest was up to her. She swore she would do whatever it took in the physical therapy for it to work. After the doctor returned and handed her father the leaflets Sam was discharged, after it was confirmed she wouldn't need to stay in the hospital and could recover at home.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.