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couple of days..."
"She has? She didn't tell me," Brad piped up.
"Me either," Aaron said as Kyle also shook his head.
"Well, her secretary said she worked right through it, according to the paramedics. Anyway, she was very dehydrated when she came in so we're giving her IV fluids."
"Thank God," Kyle said.
"But there's more," the doctor said in a whisper.
"More?" Aaron asked.
"Yes. Your mother's blood pressure was quite high when she got here, especially for someone who is dehydrated. We did a few tests, and it appears that she might have suffered a mild stroke very recently."
"A stroke?" Brad said putting his hand over his mouth.
"Yes, sir. Thankfully, it was mild this time, but these kinds of things often lead to bigger and more serious issues if not treated properly. I'm going to recommend that she see a neurologist once she is feeling better, and maybe a cardiologist. It's likely that she'll need blood pressure medication as well as making some lifestyle changes to avoid a more serious stroke in the future."
Jenna eyed Kyle carefully, and she could tell he was feeling guilty about something. Amazing how someone's facial expressions can be so apparent to the person who loved them once.
"How long will she be here?" Kyle asked.
"Hopefully just a few hours until we get her hydrated again. Someone needs to tell your mother that she's not a spring chicken anymore. When she's sick, she needs to rest. This could have been much worse," the doctor said before walking off to answer a nurse's question.
The four of them quietly walked into Adele's room, and Kyle took his mother's hand. Her eyelids fluttered before she finally opened them and looked around the room.
"Is this a party?" she asked with a weak smile.
"If it is, it's a terrible one," Kyle said with a chuckle.
"I have a headache," she said softly.
"I imagine so. You fell and bumped your head on the floor, Mama," Brad said coming around and taking her other hand. "And you scared us all to death."
"Sorry, my loves," she said before realizing Jenna was standing behind Kyle. "Oh, my goodness, is that you, Jenna?" she asked with a big smile.
"Yes, ma'm. It's me," she said taking a step forward.
"You're a sight for sore eyes! What are you doing here, sweetie?"
"Long story. I ran into Kyle recently. He just happened to be fixing a leak at my house when Aaron called him..." she tried to explain.
"You're a plumber now?" Brad asked with a quirk of a smile. Kyle rolled his eyes at his younger brother.
"Well, whatever the reason, I'm so glad you're here now," she said with a tired smile.
"Mama, why don't you get some sleep?" Aaron suggested as he made eye contact with his siblings.
"Yes, I am quite tired," she said barely holding her eyes open.
The four of them left the room. Brad called Jackson to update him as he made his way from Atlanta while Aaron walked off to call their only sister, Addison, who was on vacation with her husband in France.
"Want some coffee?" Kyle asked Jenna who nodded. They made their way to a small snack room off the emergency room hallway. Kyle took his coffee black, as usual, while Jenna loaded hers with cream and sugar. He'd always said her coffee tasted like syrup.
"I'm glad Adele is going to be okay."
"I'm not sure she is," Kyle said sitting down with a sigh.
"What do you mean? The doctor said..."
"I know what the doctor said, but I know my mother better than most anyone. I've never seen her look so fragile, so..."
"Human?" Jenna asked with a knowing smile on her face. Kyle looked down at his shoes. "Kyle, she's getting older. We all are. It happens."
"You know, I never got the chance to ask you where your parents are these days," he said.
"My mother passed away three years ago. Cancer," she said.
"I'm sorry."
"It was tough. She was only sick for a few months, but they just caught it too late. The chemo did nothing but make her sick."
"Cancer sucks," Kyle said shaking his head.
"She has? She didn't tell me," Brad piped up.
"Me either," Aaron said as Kyle also shook his head.
"Well, her secretary said she worked right through it, according to the paramedics. Anyway, she was very dehydrated when she came in so we're giving her IV fluids."
"Thank God," Kyle said.
"But there's more," the doctor said in a whisper.
"More?" Aaron asked.
"Yes. Your mother's blood pressure was quite high when she got here, especially for someone who is dehydrated. We did a few tests, and it appears that she might have suffered a mild stroke very recently."
"A stroke?" Brad said putting his hand over his mouth.
"Yes, sir. Thankfully, it was mild this time, but these kinds of things often lead to bigger and more serious issues if not treated properly. I'm going to recommend that she see a neurologist once she is feeling better, and maybe a cardiologist. It's likely that she'll need blood pressure medication as well as making some lifestyle changes to avoid a more serious stroke in the future."
Jenna eyed Kyle carefully, and she could tell he was feeling guilty about something. Amazing how someone's facial expressions can be so apparent to the person who loved them once.
"How long will she be here?" Kyle asked.
"Hopefully just a few hours until we get her hydrated again. Someone needs to tell your mother that she's not a spring chicken anymore. When she's sick, she needs to rest. This could have been much worse," the doctor said before walking off to answer a nurse's question.
The four of them quietly walked into Adele's room, and Kyle took his mother's hand. Her eyelids fluttered before she finally opened them and looked around the room.
"Is this a party?" she asked with a weak smile.
"If it is, it's a terrible one," Kyle said with a chuckle.
"I have a headache," she said softly.
"I imagine so. You fell and bumped your head on the floor, Mama," Brad said coming around and taking her other hand. "And you scared us all to death."
"Sorry, my loves," she said before realizing Jenna was standing behind Kyle. "Oh, my goodness, is that you, Jenna?" she asked with a big smile.
"Yes, ma'm. It's me," she said taking a step forward.
"You're a sight for sore eyes! What are you doing here, sweetie?"
"Long story. I ran into Kyle recently. He just happened to be fixing a leak at my house when Aaron called him..." she tried to explain.
"You're a plumber now?" Brad asked with a quirk of a smile. Kyle rolled his eyes at his younger brother.
"Well, whatever the reason, I'm so glad you're here now," she said with a tired smile.
"Mama, why don't you get some sleep?" Aaron suggested as he made eye contact with his siblings.
"Yes, I am quite tired," she said barely holding her eyes open.
The four of them left the room. Brad called Jackson to update him as he made his way from Atlanta while Aaron walked off to call their only sister, Addison, who was on vacation with her husband in France.
"Want some coffee?" Kyle asked Jenna who nodded. They made their way to a small snack room off the emergency room hallway. Kyle took his coffee black, as usual, while Jenna loaded hers with cream and sugar. He'd always said her coffee tasted like syrup.
"I'm glad Adele is going to be okay."
"I'm not sure she is," Kyle said sitting down with a sigh.
"What do you mean? The doctor said..."
"I know what the doctor said, but I know my mother better than most anyone. I've never seen her look so fragile, so..."
"Human?" Jenna asked with a knowing smile on her face. Kyle looked down at his shoes. "Kyle, she's getting older. We all are. It happens."
"You know, I never got the chance to ask you where your parents are these days," he said.
"My mother passed away three years ago. Cancer," she said.
"I'm sorry."
"It was tough. She was only sick for a few months, but they just caught it too late. The chemo did nothing but make her sick."
"Cancer sucks," Kyle said shaking his head.
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