When It All Falls Apart (Book One) - Plot & Excerpts
The blood draw that we took at 3 still shows her bicarbonate level is at 7–” David interrupted, “It’s still the same? But, we’ve been here for over six hours and she’s been on an IV the entire time. Shouldn’t it have gone up? The doctor in the ER said IV fluids would help her. Why aren’t they helping?” “The good news is they’re helping with her dehydration. Her potassium, sodium, and chloride levels are coming back up.” I was having a hard time focusing on what the attending pediatric physician, Dr. Koven, was explaining because I hadn’t been able to stop staring at her pregnant belly. I guessed she was at least seven months pregnant by how extended she was coupled with the way she waddled when she walked and how she held her hand against her back for support while she stood. I never thought about doctors who worked with sick kids having kids of their own. I couldn’t imagine how she did her job every day and wasn’t plagued with constant fears about her unborn child.
What do You think about When It All Falls Apart (Book One)?
