Chapter 6 - Dr Quinn Fights For Theo
Inside the NICU, Dr. Quinn wiped sweat from her forehead, reviewing Theo’s updated lab results under the harsh fluorescent desk lamp. The boy’s bone marrow was failing to produce platelets, and standard transfusions were no longer keeping up with the internal bleeding.
“We need a direct bone marrow donor match immediately, or he won't survive the week,” Dr. Quinn told the head nurse grimly. She pulled up the family genetic file, knowing full well that the legal father could not be used as a biological match.
According to the hospital database, Maren was type O-negative, but the biological father’s markers pointed to a rare genetic profile. She picked up her secure desk phone, dialing an emergency pediatric specialist at the state medical center downtown.
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“I have a critical infant presenting with idiopathic aplastic anemia and severe multi-organ bruising,” Dr. Quinn said into the receiver. “We need an expedited familial search through the regional donor registry before his organs shut down completely.”
The voice on the other end confirmed the urgency, promising to cross-reference state DNA archives by sunrise. Dr. Quinn walked back into Theo’s isolation unit, looking down at the fragile infant fighting for every single breath.
