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Chapter 17 Speed bump
Sarah always thought when ever things were going right, something would always go wrong.
It was during her first trimester that Jacob had injured his lower back and was in excruciating pain. They had gone to the hospital and Jacob did a few x-rays. The emergency room doctor called them in and said that it was a slipped disk, c4 in his lower back. This had happened 5 years ago and he had to stay in hospital for a short time to recover. This time tho the doctor explained that since Jacob had injured the same disk again a small procedure needed to be done to correct the disk in his lower back.
Sarah knew this was a small procedure and his stay would be minimal one week. She could manage. Jacob was admitted immediately and pain killers were administered. Sarah went home with Alex and packed a bag of clothes for the week for Jacob. When she went in the afternoon to visit him between seven and eight o clock with Alex, she dropped of his bag. Alex sat on
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SARAH?!"I heard Jacob shout my name. I was still asleep and thought it was in my dream until I heard him again. I woke up and jumpee of the bed. Jacob had fallen asleep in the lounge. I got to the lounge looking at him holding his arm in pain. It was swollen to almost double the size. It was very early and still dark outside. Alex was still asleep. Jacob called a friend to take him back to the hospital, whilst Sarah laid in bed for a while,before showering. She dressed and paced the room while she waited for Alex to wake up. She was worried. She made breakfast but had no appetite. She was already having a hard time battling with the morning sickness, but her decrease in appetite was due to worry and stress.She paced. Up and down, kitchen to the lounge,aimlessly.Alex woke up just after eight o clock. He asked her where his dad is and Sarah replied "hospital"."Hostipal? " Alex said with curiosity." Lets have
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Guilty pleasures Chapter 20 Jacobs procedure
Jacob was still asleep when Sarah visited him. It was still too early. He was always a late riser. She looked at his arms. They where both bandaged with a cotton wool like dressing from his palm all the way to his elbow. She could not see what his wounds looked like but she assumed it was raw and painful. His left arm was suspended in the air above his head by a sling. His knuckles were still stained with his blood. The swelling in his fingers had gone down which was a relief.Since both his arms where operated on, his foot had a jelco inserted with an iv line attached. She could see the sodium chloride 0.9% bag attached to his line on a drip stand next to his bedside. It was infused with a xefo 4mg for pain. She picked up his chart at the end of his bed on his table and flipped through it reading the notes. The doctors hand writing looked like scribbles. After years of working in the pharmacy and studying pharmacy as well via the hospital, Sarah coukd read his not
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Sarah went back to her ward. He bed was dressed with fresh sheets. Her mother sent her a set of clean clothes. Sarah showered again as she was wearing a hospital gown and disposable panties with a ginormous maternity pad. Her aunt worked in the billinge department in th3 hospital and popped in to visit. She buzzed the nurse while Sarah was in the shower and asked for two extra pillows which she placed at the foot of the bed. Sarah changed and stepped out of the bathroom. Her aunt greeted her with a warm smile and gestured her to lay on the bed. As Sarah layed down Donna placed the pillows under her feet. She lectured Sarah extensively on bed rest and taking car of herself. After she was done she made sure Sarah was okay before she left back to work. Throughout the day she had visitors. Edith visited her on he tea and lunch breaks, so sis Donna. Her colleagues even popped in to check on her. Jacob came after lunch and sat with her for a while but she needed him to rest so she s
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Guilty pleasures Chapter 24. Christmas season
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