“I can’t wait either.”

“How you feeling, can I do anything?”

“My veins are kinda burning again and there is that funny taste in my mouth but otherwise I’m ok.”

Sharon just took her daughter’s hand and squeezed it gently and Dana sat back in her comfy chair and rested her eyes, willing the next 5 hours to pass quickly.

Once a Piezecki sets their mind on something, come rain, hail or shine it will get done.  It had only taken 2 people to help Alice into her wheelchair and they had managed to do it in under 10minutes.  Alice was rewriting the record book and was having fun doing it.  Everyone knew that it was because she had set her heart on seeing Dana but nobody cared. Little over 3 days ago their patient had been unconscious, it was a remarkable recovery and they were all willing her on.

“Ok Al you look a bit green around the gills, how you feelin girl?” asked Steve, dreading that this was in fact going to be a step a bit too far for Alice today.

Alice was focusing on one single spot on the floor and breathing deeply, obviously willing the nausea away with all her might.

Steve and Jane just waited.  Ten seconds later Alice took her eyes up from the floor and smiled at them.

“I’m good, grand, all set to go.”

“You sure?”

She just smiled again and nodded

“Yeh I’ve got my Dana to go and cheer up, I’m good to go!”

With that Jane began to wheel Alice out of the room and into the corridor, as Alice’s readjusted to the light and the sensation of movement she resisted the temptation to hurl.  She had one picture in her mind, Dana’s reaction when she went into the treatment room and it was that image that got her along the corridor, through the doors, into the elevator, down 3 floors, along another corridor and into the treatment centre.

“Hi Kerry, we’re looking for one of your patients, Dana Fairbanks.” Jane said

“Sure Dana and her mom are in room 2, we moved her into her own room earlier so it was nice and quiet for you both.” Kerry answered to Alice and gave her a warm smile and a quick wink.

Alice’s nasea was replaced with butterflies. It had been about 18 hours since they’d seen each other and that, in Alice’s opinion was far too long.

Jane turned to Alice, “Ready?”

Alice just beamed at her “Oh yeh!”

Jane smiled back and knocked gently on the door, she heard a quiet “Come in from the other side.”

Alice stuck her arm out to push the door open as Jane pushed her in and the reaction she got was worth every ounce of pain and nausea she’d had on her journey from her bed to here.

Dana had her head resting on the back of the chair with her eyes closed.  She took a deep breath and opened them as she heard whoever it was enter the room.  When she saw who it was, she had never remembered feeling so happy.

“Hey babe” Alice said casually

Dana was speechless “I…oh my…god..Al!”

Dana made to grap her drip stand and get up but Alice stopped her.

“No no no I’m coming to you.”

Jane pushed Alice right up to the side of Dana’s chair and put the brake on her chair.

Both women had tears in their eyes as did Sharon and although she probably wouldn’t admit it, so did Jane.  Few times was her job more rewarding than this.  She knew that these two women loved each other with all their hearts and were fighting their separate battles for each other.

Dana and Alice just embraced, there were no words to describe how this premature reunion made them feel. It was a feeling beyond words.

They broke away and looked into each other’s eyes.

Alice laughed and simply said what they always said,

“Hey you.”

Dana returned the smile

“Hey babe”