Heartfelt Resilience Ep 5: A Visit to the Unknown

𝐹𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙, 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑙 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑛. 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒'𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔.

Shaine

(Weakly) Carl, I don't think I can go on like this. We need to go to the hospital.

Carl

(Worried) You're right, Shaine. Let's go, and don't worry – I'll be right here with you.

𝑅𝑢𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑤𝑖ℎ 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡. 𝑂𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙, 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠.

Doctor

(Serious) We're conducting some tests to determine the cause of your discomfort, Shaine. We'll keep you informed about the results.

Carl

(Anxious) Doctor, please keep me updated as well. I'm really worried about her.

𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑠 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑙 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑒𝑤𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒'𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛.

Doctor

(Gently) Carl, I'm afraid we have some bad news. Shaine's tests show signs of a serious condition that requires immediate attention.

Carl

(Stunned) What? But she was fine just earlier today!

Doctor

(Sympathetic) Sometimes, these things can happen suddenly. We need to run more tests to determine the extent of the issue. She's going to need further medical care.

Carl

(Nervous) Can I see her, Doctor?

Doctor

(Nods) Yes, of course. She's in room 203.

𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑙 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑎𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑.

Shaine

(Weakly) Carl...

Carl

(Tearfully) Shaine, what's happening? What did the doctor say?

Shaine

(Softly) Carl, I have a serious condition. They're still trying to figure out everything.

Carl

(Holding her hand) Shaine, I'm here for you. We're going to get through this together.

Shaine

(Touched) Carl, I don't know what I'd do without you.

𝐴𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟'𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠, 𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑚𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑖𝑟. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑎ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑.

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