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At first sight
Story written on February 20, 2011 by kins40.
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Bette reached for the chart, the nurses had hung at the foot of the bed. She took a quick look at the different graphs and notes which summarised the patient’s vitals. Her face show no emotions at the information she gathered from it. She moved to the left of the bed and found the uncomfortable hospital chair which adorned every room in this hospital. She took a seat and stared at the figure in the bed.
Her mind wandered to the medical facts that were laid out in front of her. She knew them all too well, she knew them all by heart, she could recite them like a mantra!
Coma following traumatic head injury.
When will she wake up?
You can only WAIT and SEE. Furthermore, head injured persons rarely wake up all at once. Sometimes it takes hours in the mildest cases but and may take months or even years in the worst cases.
If she wakes up, will she make a full recovery?
By enlarge yes. In contrast to the short time it takes to injure the brain, recovery is measured in weeks, months and even years. Recovery is most rapid shortly after the injury and slows down with the passage of time. Many people with severe head injuries end up with almost no noticeable problems, but others require constant care for the rest of their life.
Most people who survive a serious head injury eventually wake up from coma, that is, they begin to open their eyes. In the best cases recovery proceeds from this point to NEARLY COMPLETE RECOVERY. In worst cases there is no recovery beyond opening their eyes. People who wake and sleep but have no meaningful interaction with the world around them are those we designate as being in PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE. This is probably the worst possible outcome. In between these extremes is a very wide range of outcomes, some fortunate, and some tragic. Blah, blah, blah, blah……..
It may seem cruel and uncaring but the only accurate answer is WAIT and SEE!
Bette sighed. She liked the woman in the bed in front of her. It was not in her character but she had come to really like her and as such was eagerly anticipating her return to wakefulness.
She got up, reached for the blonde woman’s hand. She gave it a small squeeze, looking intently to see if she had triggered a reaction. Nothing. She sighed one more time and walked out the door. She will be back tomorrow.
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I trust in you to make it right for our girls.
Dang, this is not a good situation for Tina. I will wait for you to fix this.
Like Ozgal, I trust you as well to bring our girls back together. PPS!
I know you’ll fix this. Because you HAVE too! I just hope it’s soon!! Thanks for your story!!
heart breaking…hope tina wakes up soon
Please don’t do this.
You will fix this,o.k.?Please.Thank you for the update.
Argh…. I read the answer of my question between the line which is “…WAIT and SEE!” but still… PPVS? :-)
That has got to be the worst way to bridge a cliffhanger – but then again, you knew that! Now please go fix this. PPS
This is sad and hope Tina will wake up soon. Please post more, thanks!
None of this looks good for Tina at all. She has lost her sight and now she has lost her new lover, Bette. Wow, if memory serves, I thought in the last chapter that Bette thought that she was falling in love with Tina and now we read she is thinking that she really LIKES her. What gives, did she all of a sudden determine that she likes her since she has fallen and injured herserlf. Spending less time with her than if she was a perfect stranger in her life, not someone that she had come to adore and spent a weekend making love with, not just having sex. What happened to Bette’s feelings? Will we get to read as Bette recalls how she found Tina lying bleeding and unconscious? Has Bette contacted Dana about the accident and why is Dana not there with her and why is Bette not spending more than a very few minutes with Tina. Hope we get some answers soon about all this cliffhanger scenario.
This isn’t good….I wonder how long she’s been this way. Please bring her back soon :(
Ditto what Dainty said.
OMG..Coma?!!…sad..really sad.
Hey kins, What a great couple of chapters this weekend. Firstly of all Tina and Bette calm things down and then agree to move forward together. Their souls entwined forever. This was a thing of beauty. Then the shock of Tina’s fall. My heart and breath stopped by the “Thud” of Tina hitting the steps and passing out. Such drama. thank goodness for the second post. Tina is alive yet in a state of suspended animation. The fall has put her into a coma. I cried at Bette’s pain; finally meeting the woman of her dreams to have her whisked away the day after they made such sweet adn tender love. There is still hope. Perhaps this sercond injury may kicke start Tina’s sight. I can’t wait to read more so am ever hopeful of a new chapter. Kins, you have filled this drama with such evocative emotions. I truly adore it all. Many thanks frmo Your Loyal Fan.