breakthrough

scene 9

Next morning
January 21, 2015
42 hours after johns accident

(Brian and Jason walk into the room while Joyce is still sleeping )
Brian: hey. wake up. honey, it's time to wake up. Joyce, wake up!
Brian: my wife is diabetic. I can't wake her! (Brian yelled as he was running to the front desk)
front desk lady: okay. Call for a crash cart, let's go!
Nurse: somebody give me a hand!

Joyce: I'm fine now. I think I just took too much of my insulin last night.
Brian: you slipped into a diabetic coma.
Nurse: her blood sugar is up to 70, doctor.
Doctor Garrett: thank you, nurse.
Joyce: see? I'm fine.
Brian: Joyce, you coded!
Joyce: I need to see John
Doctor Garrett: you need to rest for at least eight hours.
Joyce: I want to be with my son.
Doctor Garrett: I'm not asking, Joyce. you have type 1 diabetes. You're dehydrated, you're emotionally fried, and you haven't slept for days. I need you here for the long haul for John.
Joyce: three hours, not eight. Best and final.
Doctor Garrett: Joyce, I catch you in that room in less than five hours, I'll have you involuntarily committed and taken across the street.
Joyce: you wouldn't.
Brian: he would, with my blessing!
Doctor Garrett: five hours, Joyce. Make em count.
(Jason walks in)
Joyce: it's really not a good time right now.
Jason: yea I know Joyce. That's why I'm here.
Joyce: what you must think of me.
Jason: you know what. I think you are the fiercest mama bear that I've ever known.
Joyce: how is John?
Jason: he's stable.
Joyce: so when I was 18, I have my first son up for adoption. I wasn't ready, and my life was such a mess. I've never forgiven myself. I can't let it go. I can't go back. I can't fix it. So I tell John how to spend his allowance. Brian what tie he should wear. I insisted on naming our dog "Sammy" for crying out loud. John and Brian wanted "Yoda."
Jason: it's a pretty stupid name.
Joyce: thank you. Oh, and you, I still wanna fix ur hair.
(Jason chuckles)
Joyce: my whole life, I have not stopped trying to control the outcome. I can't control this, can I?
(Jason shakes his head no)
Jason: Joyce, why don't you let god handle it?
(alarm clock from Joyce's phone that gives me anxiety goes off)
Jason: well, looks like you're allowed upstairs again.
Joyce: yeah. Um, if u don't mind, I'm just gonna.. get a breath of fresh air outside.
Jason: okay, I'll tell everyone
Joyce: okay.

(Outside)
Joyce: I know that you love John, just as much as I do. Maybe more. I'm sorry. I am a... I am a broken, desperate, women full of pride. But I get it.I have to let him go. I know u love me. Whatever you have, for John, for Brian, for me, I surrender. I surrender.
(It's starts snowing)

Joyce:brian, is everything okay?
Brian: I don't think so.
Doctor Garrett: John's fever just hit 104. Now, John's had two full days of propofol. And it's only meant to be taken at most for 24 hours. I think that's why his fevers spiking.
Brian: you said the propofol was needed to keep John in induced coma.
Doctor Garrett: that's right, we had no other choice but to keep him deeply sedated. My concern now, with this raging fever, is that the propofol and the heavy duty antibiotics we're giving him, will cause permanent organ damage.
Joyce: then wake him up.
Doctor Garrett: excuse me?
Joyce: wake John up. Take him off of everything and let our son fight for his life. You just said these things that he's on are making him worse. And even if John wakes up, we know he'll probably never live a normal life.
Doctor Garrett: that's right.
Joyce: okay. So we wake him up.
Doctor Garrett: okay. Let's start tapering him off all medication. Tomorrow morning, we wake him up.
(Doctor Garrett walks away)
Joyce: I think we need to ask for help. All the help that we can get.

(From the fire station)
News lady: we're hearing tonight that another miracle is needed for John. He is still in a coma, and he is still fighting for his life. Joyce smith, John's mother, was unable to leave her sons side. (At a bar I think lmfao) But the family's pastor, Jason noble, is joining me here tonight, (at church) with something he'd like to say on the family's behalf. Jason.
Jason: We've reached a critical juncture in John's care. So the smith family simply asks for one thing. So please pray for John. (At the short red headed hair ladies house) his mother, Joyce, believes that god can do the impossible. (back at the bar thingy lmao) so we're asking him to do just that. Thank you.
the news lady: (at the school basketball thingy) so the smith family is in need of ur prayers tonight,as they face this incredibly difficult ordeal. When we first reported on John's story, (back at the fire station) we got such an outpouring of care and concern from the community. His story continues to touch many lives. And we are committed to keeping you posted every step of the way. Our thoughts and prayers are with u, John. This is kay Quinn reporting from Cardinal Glennon Hospital. Back to go in the studio.