Chapter 14 - The Doctor Delivers Shocking News
I walked up to Dr. Harrison, grabbing his forearm with a grip that probably left bruises beneath his surgical scrubs.
“Is she going to survive the night, Doctor? Give me the unvarnished truth,” I demanded, staring straight into his tired eyes.
“Her heart function is critically impaired at fifteen percent capacity, Mr. Vance; she needs an immediate transplant evaluation,” he said.
“Then buy the best transplant hospital in the country and put her at the absolute top of the national registry list today,” I ordered.
“Money can bribe politicians, Mr. Vance, but biological donor matching requires time we simply do not have right now,” Dr. Harrison warned.
“Then find another way; use artificial ventricular assist devices, experimental stem-cell therapy, whatever it takes,” I insisted fiercely.
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“We are doing everything modern medicine allows, but her will to fight is the only thing keeping her alive right now,” the doctor sighed.
He patted my shoulder wearily and walked back into the operating theatre to oversee Elena’s transfer to the intensive care unit.
