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{Doctor how.... how did it go} asked Kris with a some what shakened voiced
{ the operation was successful and the patient will be moved to the ICU for further observation, please excuse me} with a smile the doctor shooked Kris's hands and congratulated him and then excused himself
everyone was finally relived the operation went well, all that was left was for Lula to recover fully and their lives will go back to normal
after Lula was wheeled to the ICU the members of the Orlean family stood and watched her through the glass window, tears in their eyes
all sorts of tubes were connected to Lula's body and her eyes were closed if not for the ECG machine that kept reading,showing that the patient was alive, the room was calm,
Lula lay there looking so fragile and pale, she was a beautiful woman so full of life, she had a long hair but due to her illness she cut it very short , there was no trace of the once fashionable Lula but instead she was dressed in a white hospital gown
{mom} Eula felt so emotional seeing her mom, she really wanted to hug her right now as she thought of the conversation they had last night
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{mom does it hurt} she asked as she saw her mom's scrunched up face, Eula quickly placed her hands on her mom's tummy rubbing around it till Lula's face eased up
{sorry okay}
{thank you my princess thank you very much}
{mom you don't have to thank me this is the little I could do for you at this time, don't worry when I grow older and have lot of money I will buy you anything you like}
{hmmm I would love that, Eula you have to take your studies seriously and work hard so you won't rely on anyone, not even on your uncle or grandparents okay}
{yes Mom I promise I will work hard and make life better for the two of us}
with a half smile Lula patted Eula's hand
{Eula please promise me you would be happy }
{mom I am happy, I have you, grandma and grandpa, uncle Kris and aunty Tatiana, Emma and Irma as well, mom you have to get well soon so we can all go on a vacation together, where would you like to visit}
{Eula look at me...sobs! sobs! I can not guarantee what will happen tomorrow but I want you to know I love you, I really do, thank you for being my daughter and for all the happiness you brought me in this sad world, I am sorry I couldn't give you the life you always wanted but...}
{mom....sobs! sobs! don't say that I am happy with my life as it is.... }
{Eula please be happy for me and for yourself okay, promise me please.... sobs!...}
{mom.... sobs! mom I promise....sobs! I promise} the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried till they fell asleep
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Eula was brought back to reality when she heard noices around her, looking up she saw her mom's body violently shaking on the bed, confused of what was happening she turned and saw a group of doctors and nurses rushing into the room
her grandma fainted almost immediately from shock {what is happening to my child Lula....Lula sobs! sobs!}
everyone was in a mess they could not understand, Lula was lying peacefully a minute ago and all of a sudden she moved almost like she was waking up and the next moment she was vibrating violently
~ inside the ICU
doctor the patient's heart rate has dropped by 5 percent 85bpm
doctor the patient is running a fever over 100°F/ 38° C
doctor! 60bpm,110bpm, 120bpm, 55bpm
doctor! 45bpm
the doctor was having a breakdown at this moment the surgery had been successful but now Lula's body was rejecting the liver transplanted causing her body's immune system to realise T cells and antibodies made by B cells and it was damaging the foreign organ at an unusual speed, normally it should take up to the first 90 days before the foreign organ would fail, in Lula's case it was different
doctor the patient's heart rate has dropped 25bpm
the doctor pressed down on Lula's chest
{beep beep beep} the ECG was the only sound that could be heard in the room with a straight line shown on the screen
{doctor no pulse, heart rate 0.00bpm}
after about five minutes the doctor looked at the clock on the wall
patient>Lula Orlean
time of death> 9:27pm, 3rd September
cause of death> organ rupture
Eula rushed into the room, she couldn't believe her eyes, they had seen all that transpired inside the room through the glass window,
her grandma had even fainted and was taken away buy some nurses
{mom...sobs.... please you can't die sobs! mom....mom please sobs!} no this was not happening she was fine a while ago so why, she move to the doctor begging him to bring her mom back, Tatiana and Kris came in as well they held Eula and patted on her back
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after processing the necessary paperwork Lula was moved to the morgue and Kris went on to make the preparations for her funeral and the rest of the family was taken home by Tatiana,
nobody said a thing through out the drive home, even if they knew this could happen, they had hoped for a different outcome,
Lula was just 35 years old and she never got married, Tatiana and Rita persuaded her on several occasions to date someone but it always ended in a two weeks relationship, Lula said her daughter was enough for her and if she needed a man she could go to a bar and pick up one for the night
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two days later Lula was laid to rest at the Cross Cut Cemetary Arizona Phoenix and a small funeral with only family and close friends was held at Joe's house, they eat and shared memories they had with Lula
Eula's friends from school and teachers that work alongside her mom came to pay their respect
Eula sat in her room with a photo of her mom and herself, it was taken on the day of her recital in grade school, they were both very happy,
she cried as she looked at the photo, her mom was gone, she missed her already,
she thought of all the loving memories they shared, from her birthdays, to her mom teaching her how to ride a bike, them visiting the water pack and the play ground, Christmas with the rest of the family, them at the movies and the pizza place, her mom was the best the very best { good bye mom....sobs! I miss you so much....sobs! and I love you so very much} ....