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Laid Up: Another Season 3 – Chapter Two
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Her life had always been complicated and mixed-up while her younger sister’s had been controlled and followed a well-constructed path. Now, she was the one who seemed to have it together while Bette struggled with unemployment, a newborn, and a very ill girlfriend.
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Bette arrived at the hospital and saw that the nurses had already gathered much of Tina’s belongings and well wishes and placed them on the two tables in the room. Bette, dressed in a white tunic with embroidered flowers and a pair of jeans walked to the bed. “Hi, baby. How are we doing today? Ready for the big move?” Tina lay perfectly still in the bed. “When I told Angelica I was coming to see you, I swear her eyes lit up, Tee. I can’t wait for you to see her.” Bette stared down at her lover. Nothing was registering, that much was clear. It was hard for Bette to try. She was a results-oriented woman. Each day, there was no result to witness. Each day was the same thing. She shrugged and moved to the table and began filling the two empty boxes that someone had been kind enough to leave for her. She placed the dried flowers in the boxes and dropped the nearly dead bouquets into the trash. She packed up the iPod and the docking station, threw magazines into the box, too. The toiletries were still in the bathroom and she went in to retrieve them. When she returned into the room, she was surprised to see Dr. Zambrano and another white-coated person, a man.
“Oh, hi.” Bette walked over to the box and dropped the jars, tubes, and containers in.
“Bette, good to see you.” Dr. Zambrano shook Bette’s proffered hand firmly. “Bette, I’d like you to meet Dr. McPherson. He’ll be taking over Tina’s care at the West Los Angeles Neurotrauma Rehabilitation Center.
Bette looked him over. He was tall with broad shoulders, slim waist, and a pleasant smile. She saw gentleness in his eyes and compassion. He shook her hand. “Nice to meet you, Bette. I want you to know that Tina will get the best care. We have all state of the art equipment. We’re not just going to turn her every hour or so. She’ll have real physical therapy, all sorts of brain stimuli exercises daily, her medical treatment and medications will be monitored minute to minute.”
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Seems like with Bette and Tina its they always need to talk. A person in a coma can still hear, ,radio,TV,and human voices. Bette needs to tak,and talk and talk. Tina always loved Bettes voice. thanks
Ooooh–Bette is a wench for saying that about Tina, but I understand the frustration and doubt she must be feeling about Tina’s recovery. I love your footnotes!
The L Word 3: The Missing 6 Months! Thank you for taking on this task. To quote Nelly (and DeBarge): “I like it,(I know you like it)I like it,I really,really like it.I want it,adore it.” …Glad you’re back! Keep up the good work! Reading your writing is my pleasure!
As much as I love Bette…and I do, she is my favorite character…I think that was an incredibly selfish thing for her to say…that she thinks Tina is in a coma because she is somehow punishing her. Geez Bette! Thanks!
i hope tina will wake up soon and see her baby, so she and bette can start their family again
I have to agree with Seahurst…Bette is so egocentric and selfish. And, she is my favorite character. Her vows included in sickness and in health.
When a loved one is in a coma for a long period of time, your own brain begins to wonder why this is happening. You begin to fight within your ownself as to why the person you love is still in this state. In this case Bette can not understand why Tina is not there (awake) and by now she is struggling with life in general. Why is it that some people can wake up within a matter of hours while others never wake up? Tina is there, she somehow has to pull herself out of the gray fog. Hopefully with the new faculities she will get the needed therapy.
Well, is Bette using daring Tina to wake up by saying that?
she has to keep talking to her… tina can hear … coma patients can hear whats going on around them.. so bette needs to keep telling tina all about angielica and the girls and how much she loves her… bette had to stop the negitively… just positive things to get tina back…keep it going… please continue
No one can say how you will respond to a loved one on a coma. It must be totaly devestating. I personaly don’t think that Bette’s remark is selfish at all. It may be irrational, but think one’s mind goes into overdrive when you fear lossing the one they love. I cried while reading this story. (Sorry, I am a Tina fan) Please let Tina be alright. let her wake up! Lovely Story!!
when my dad passed away he was sick before hand for a long time…the last day he slowly fell into a coma, anyway, my point being is that they tell you even though the person in a coma can’t respond, the hearing is the last thing to go. They can hear you as you talk to them…and so I talked and talked…Bette get off your confused horse and TALK. Again, we have not had a bountiful story like this to sink our teeth into for awhile…THANKYOU