Chapter ThirtyEight

Two days later, Bette was still kept in the coma by the doctors, but today was the day they would try and wake her up. They had done tests and scans to see if it was safe to try bringing her out of the coma. The swelling had gone down, so it didn’t seem like there was any pressure on the nerves in the neck area, which was good news.

The doctor came out to the waiting room before they were to try waking her up.

“Hi doctor, any news?” Tina asks, holding a sleeping Evan.

“Well, we’re about to try and wake her up. All the tests are where we want them to be, so we’re hoping that she’ll be okay after waking up.” The doctor says.

“Okay, what are the risks?” Tina asks.

“Well, there are always some risks involved waking up coma patients even though it was medical induced, but we’re confident that she’ll wake up without any difficulties. We will keep you updated every step of the way. When we feel that she’s okay to have visitors, we’ll let you know. But it’s a long process with waking up. Every second has to be monitored. But as I said, we’ll keep you updated.” The doctor says.

“Okay thank you. Could you maybe when she wakes up and might feel scared that I’m here and that I love her?” Tina asks softly.

“Sure, I’ll tell her.” The doctor replies with a warm smile. He leaves and Tina takes a seat again. Michael and Maryann were at their hotel, taking a shower and some much needed rest. They have all been at the hospital 24-7. Tina went home briefly yesterday with Evan to change and bath him and also take a shower and get in some fresh clothes. She knew that keeping him with her at the hospital 24-7 wasn’t good for him, but she couldn’t leave the hospital and she couldn’t leave Evan either. She needed him close.

The hours passed, nurses came out from time to time to update her. Nothing had happened yet. It was a waiting game now, just waiting for Bette to wake up.

It was about an hour since last update and now the doctor came through with a smile on his face. Tears started to fall right away as she just knew that he had some good news. She stands up.