Jackson Family Values ✔️

5

5| Lupus

Janet's POV

Once I got in the house the girls immediately ran to me. I picked up Desiree and hugged my other daughters.

"Where's mommy?"

"Is she sick again?"

"Yes she is and she's in the hospital. Auntie Jackie is going to make her feel better." Tamar came into my view and I looked at her. I could tell that she has been crying and I sighed.

"Girls go play for a little while I talk to Auntie Tay okay?"

"Okay, momma." Once the girls were out of the living room I spoke to Tamar.

"Jackie said that she has lupus-"

"I gave my sister lupus?!"

I chuckled, "No you didn't. Lupus is an autoimmune disease and sometimes it's genetic. She will be fine though. She just has to take care of her body and take her meds. Jackie is performing surgery on her to take the fluid around your sister's heart. Do you know anyone in your family that has lupus?"

"Wow umm, that's good that she'll get better, and no... actually yeah. A while after Toni left I heard Evelyn talking about it. I think she said that her uncle had it and he died. But he didn't die of lupus he died of old age."

"Oh okay and maybe that's where she got it from because Jackie said that it skips generations. I have to go back to the hospital though, I just came to get clothes for us. I'll call my sisters so they can come and watch the girls, I don't want them to run you."

She laughed, "Trust me, they have tried. When will you be back?"

"Umm, tomorrow when Toni comes home." I headed upstairs and into my room to take a shower. When I finished, I called my sisters while I got dressed. I then packed clothes for the both of us.

"Momma?" I heard Azuree call my name. I looked at the door and she was holding her stuffed tiger that Whitney gave her.

"Yes love?"

"Where are you going?"

"I have to go back to the hospital to see Mommy after her surgery. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon with Mommy."

"Oh. Give her this." She put her stuffie in the bag and I took it out.

"But that's yours."

"I know but I want Mommy to use it for a while. Tell her that this is her because tigers are strong like her." I smiled. Azuree is so sweet and caring. I love that about her.

"Okay, baby I will." Once my sisters got here I left and headed to the hospital. I got out of my car and got inside of the hospital. I saw Jackie at the front desk and she smiled at me.

"How did the surgery go?"

"Amazing, Toni had way less fluid than I thought so the surgery went fast. She's in the room sleeping but she should wake up soon. I'll be in to check on her when that happens." I nodded my head and walked to the room that my wife is in. I opened the door and saw her sleeping, she looks so peaceful and better now. She has fewer wires than before and a patch on her chest, where her heart is at. I set the bag on the couch and pulled up a chair next to her bed. I grabbed Toni's hand and kissed it.

My phone rang and I quickly picked it up so it wouldn't wake up Toni. I saw it was my mother and I answered it.

"Hello?"

"Hi, baby. I'm sorry to hear about Toni, Rebbie told me." I nodded,

"Thank you mother and she will be okay. She just came out of surgery and now she's resting."