A Difficult Choice
Jason had barely sat down to rest when Bobbie came running to his side. "Jason, Carly's hemorrhaging again. If we don't stop the bleeding quickly, we may lose her."
Jason stood up from his chair as he made eye contact with Bobbie. "Okay, do whatever it takes. Save her life."
"It's not that easy, Mr. Morgan," said Carly's doctor who approached Bobbie and Jason. "You need to make some decisions for her considering you're her power of attorney. I am afraid her blood isn't clotting as it should be. We could remove her uterus to stop the bleeding. We would need you to sign a consent form to allow us to do the surgery."
"No!" Bobbie cried out adamantly. "You're not doing a hysterectomy!"
Bobbie then turned to Jason. "As a woman who was given a hysterectomy without my consent, leaving me unable to bear further children, I wouldn't want to see that happen to Carly. I am begging you, Jason! Your son is critically ill. God forbid, if something should happen to that little boy, Carly would be left with no baby and no chance of ever having another one."
"We have to control her bleeding... and if we don't take action right away, Carly could die," the doctor warned.
"What else can be done to save Carly's life?" Jason asked.
"Platelet infusion is our only other option," the doctor explained. "It could resolve the blood clotting issue within the next twenty-four hours, IF it works. Her chances are poor in either case. We need your answer now, Mr. Morgan."
"No surgery," Jason said. "I think that's what Carly would want."
"I'll get the platelet infusion started immediately," the doctor said.
Emotions were high as Bobbie let out a sigh of relief. Tears sparkled in her eyes. Jason turned away, his eyes shifting toward the nursery. The decisions were tough and he wasn't sure if he was making the best ones.
*Carly, wake up!* Jason was thinking. *I need you and our son needs his mother! You can't leave us!*
