Little did they know that Shelby had indeed circumvented a trip to the afterlife.
Rocky was so worried about his sister that he spent the better time looking up the possible effects of such a surgery on his sister and the things she had to look out for.
One would say that this day and incident was the main factor for his decision to study medicine later in life. Even though he was only fourteen then, he had wished with all his heart that he could do something for his sister that day, who was still in the operating theatre then.
Rocky's smile brightened as his father finally helped the almost hysterical Clara onto a seat and came to the doctor, asking specific questions about Shelby's condition.