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Never In The Picture Chapter 10
A year later, Benji was walking.Elijah never returned to the hospital. He cared for Benji during the day and sometimes taught anesthesia safety at a medical training center.He never began his first lesson with medical techniques. He always started with one thing."Never assume a patient is exaggerating."Whenever he said that, he always paused for a moment."Especially when they're someone you know well."Dad never returned to hospital management, either.He used to care about what people thought of him the most. Now, he rarely stepped out of the house. He had taken down the newspaper photo on his study wall that praised his selflessness, leaving a lighter square on the wall.Mom later passed her review and regained a limited medical license, but she never returned to the front lines of obstetrics.She asked to be transferred to the patient safety department instead. Whenever she reviewed a case involving delayed emergency care, her first question was always the same."Why
Never In The Picture Chapter 9
Two months later, the hospital released its findings on who was responsible for the medical malpractice.The report was long, but the conclusion took only a few sentences.From the first clear signs that I was critically ill until my heart stopped, there had been at least four chances to save me.All four chances had been missed.It wasn't that there was no equipment at all. The hospital hadn't run out of blood, either. And it wasn't that no doctor had noticed something was wrong.It was just that every time it was my turn to get medical attention, someone decided I could wait a little longer.Dad was removed as hospital director and was held responsible for his role in managing the hospital.Mom faced severe disciplinary action for interfering with the triage and delaying my treatment. Her medical license was suspended pending further review.Elijah's department also disciplined him, and he submitted his resignation.The hospital also had to pay compensation.Dad looked at t
Never In The Picture Chapter 8
My funeral was small. Natalie chose not to sit with the family.Mom called her over twice, but Natalie shook her head both times."Please don't ask me to take Winona's place today."Tears filled Mom's eyes in an instant. "Natalie, we never wanted you to take her place."Natalie stared at her. "You've spent your whole lives treating me as Winona's replacement."After that, Mom didn't say another word.Elijah brought my belongings home one by one. While sorting through them, he found a folder on my computer called "Baby's First Month".It contained a hotel booking, a photography package, and a sheet of notes.The first line read, "Our baby".The second line read, "Natalie's baby".At the bottom was one more note."Take photos of both babies together. Take extra pictures of Natalie with Mom and Dad. She never says it, but she's most afraid that she doesn't belong with us."Elijah stared at the note for a long time.He had always thought I stayed quiet because I was jealous.
Never In The Picture Chapter 7
The investigation results hadn't been officially released yet, but secretly recorded videos had already leaked.In the first clip, Dad crossed my name off the transfer list on camera.In the second, Mom withdrew the urgent request.In the third, Elijah personally wheeled the portable monitor away from my bed.Below the videos was a timeline of my final hours.At 9:00 p.m., my blood pressure began to drop.At 1:00 a.m., my blood pressure was 76 over 48.I lost consciousness at 5:00 a.m.Then I was pronounced dead at 8:47 p.m.The comment section, which had praised the hospital the day before for not giving anyone special treatment, turned against it completely.Someone asked, "Was making sure there was no favoritism really worth making your own daughter go through an extra step that a stranger wouldn't have to?"Another person posted a clip of Dad saying in an interview, "The closer someone is to you, the more careful you must be not to give them special treatment."The pers
Never In The Picture Chapter 6
The hospital set up an investigation team that night.Bianca turned over her notes from the entire shift.She had recorded everything in detail. Bianca wrote down when my blood pressure dropped to 80, when my third maternity pad was changed, and when an urgent scan was requested.She noted down when a blood transfusion was requested and when I briefly lost consciousness.The investigation team displayed the timeline on the conference room screen.At 9:40 p.m., my blood pressure first stayed dangerously low. Mom canceled the urgent request.At 10:20 p.m., Elijah wheeled the portable monitor over to Natalie instead.At 11:05 p.m., Dad crossed my name off the transfer list.At 1:20 a.m., two units of emergency red blood cells were given to Natalie.At 5:00 a.m., I lost consciousness for the first time.That was when Dad added the requirement for two signatures.The final entry was 8:47 p.m. I went into cardiac and respiratory arrest.In the conference room, no one spoke.Da
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When I became aware again, the pain was gone.I stood beside the hospital bed and watched Mom discuss the menu for the sip and see with Dad. Elijah was looking through photos of the baby.Then, Natalie frowned and glanced over at me."Winona?" she called out to me.There was no reply.Natalie panicked. She threw back the covers and tried to get out of bed. "Mom, come look at Winona! Why isn't she moving?"Mom laughed, thinking Natalie was just overreacting.Natalie grew frantic, and her voice rose. "No! She dropped her phone and didn't even pick it up!"Bianca rushed to my bedside.She checked my pulse for two seconds and then went deathly pale. Bianca spun around and shouted, "Hurry! Get the crash cart! Her heart has stopped!"The room erupted into chaos.Natalie's test results slipped from Mom's hands and fell to the floor. She froze for a while, then shoved past everyone and began chest compressions."Winona, can you hear me? Open your eyes!"Elijah went pale and rush
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