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Honesty chapter 11
The nurse came in with Tina’s chart and laid it on the end of the bed. The nurse asked Bette to speak to her again. “Tell her you are here. Just talk to her for a moment.”
“T, it’s Bette. Can you hear me. Can you squeeze my hand. Tina, open your eyes.”
There was no recognition and the nurse explains that it is just one of those involuntary movements. When she picks up the chart to make note of this, Bette notices large red letters on the front of the chart, “ D N R”.
Bette now visibly upset, “WHAT’S THAT? Trying not to become absolutely irrational.
The nurse quietly and calmly explains that Tina has a Do Not Resuscitate order in her Health Care Directive. “It means ……….
“I know what it means, I have that too but you never think you will be faced with that kind of decision. I will never allow you to not do everything medically possible to save her life. No .. matter .. what .. kind .. of .. life .. it .. will .. be!
Bette cannot grasp the magnitude of this situation. She is ill prepared for the very real possibility that she may still lose Tina. The nurse understands this outburst, she has been through this before. It comes with the territory.
Bette sits down next to Tina again. She strokes her arm. “You are not going to die! Tina, do you hear me. You are not going to give up. We need you! Angelica and I need you! Your friends need you! You have got to try to wake up. Tina, I will not let you go ….”
Bette settles into the oversized chair in Tina’s room and with her hand resting on top of Tina’s, she falls asleep. Her exhaustion overrides the machine noises and she and Tina sleep together as the darkness falls.
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Bette awakes to a glint of sunlight coming through the window of Tina’s room. She looks down at her hand with Tina’s. It did not move through the night because Tina had at some point, interlaced her fingers with Bette’s. Bette reaches for the call button and frantically plunges it over and over. The nurse comes in and without speaking, Bette points to their hands and in a whisper, “I went to sleep with my hand on hers. I didn’t do this!”
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(48 votes, average: 3.85 out of 5)
Nice to see Kate do something nice for a change. Tina will pull through, she has too.
glad that tina is awake, she has to pull through, lets see what the doctors say.:)PPS
Anxious to see what the doctors have to say about Tina’s condition. Hope she’s able to speak. PPS
sorry I sliped behind again, but catching up it was hard to breath. These are early days for recovery but we just CANNOT have any lingering problems for Tina, Ok, please. Thank you, Md
Glad that Tina is waking up hopefully the doctors can find what is causing the pain in her head. Probably hurts because she was banged around in the vehicle during the wreck and hopefully with time the pain will lesen. Until she can tell them exactly how and where it hurts it is really a guessing game. The brain is so fragile. So happy that she has awakened, that will give Bette more hope for a full and complete recovery. She just has to be okay, they deserve that chance to be a loving family. PPS
ok alice be a rock cuz this has to be bringing back bad/sad memories…b strong for both of ’em. pps
Wow, Kate as a supportive friend is a different spin. I am so glad that Tina is awake and hope that she will be speaking soon. Poor Alice this has to be rough seeing Tina in a terrible situation after losing Dana.
Glad Tina is wake up!
I hope doctors could stop the pain in tina’s head! :) Great story, thrilling!
So glad Tina woke up…I hope Alice stays strong for Bette and Tina. pps
So…Tina was talking to Kate when she had the wreck. I knew she was bad luck when I first laid eyes on her. I don’t care if your Kate is a softer and kinder JINX!
Very realistic! Wow! You sticked to all the minor and significant details, as far as commatose people are! Really AWSOME! We love where you are leading this story. We surely welcome the ride. Take us along with you. PPS Lucero & Marsha (JC’s Salsa Aunties)
DNR? DNR!!!!! YOU.ARE.KILLING.ME. …now, back to the story…
Tina will be okay, to many people loves and needs her . thanks