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"The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart." -Rumi
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(Doesn't follow a set episode)
(P.S. I did a lot of research but I could be wrong in the course of treatment or the terms that I'm using. Please let me know if you see a mistake.)
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Bailey and her interns were currently doing their rounds in the cardio wing of the hospital. "Our next patient is a 22 year old female, she was admitted last night after having some shortness of breath which led her to fall unconscious. A couple months ago she came in for some tests and was diagnosed with class 3 heart failure but moving closer to class 4."
(Class 3 heart failure is when it's difficult to complete everyday activities due to shortness of breath and fatigue or other symptoms. Class 4 heart failure is when shortness of breath occurs when resting and it's the most severe heart failure.)
Bailey stops in front of the door and holds on to the handle. She takes a deep breath and turns around to face her intern. "I want you to keep in mind that she's tired and didn't get much sleep last night." She turned back around and opened the door. "Good morning Savoit. Glad to see that you're still alive."
"Glad to still be alive." Anna replied, while coughing slightly.
All the interns stood still, shocked to see that the patient that their resident had just talked about was their coworker, their friend.
Bailey looks at all her working interns to see which one she should choose to present Anna's case. "Karev, present the case."
Alex swallowed before clearing his throat, stepping up to grab the chart that was sitting on the table that was at the end of Annabelle's bed. "Annabelle Savoit, 22 year old female, admitted last night after collapsing. Diagnosed with class 3 heart failure a couple months ago."
"Good morning. How are you feeling today Annabelle?" Burke asked, walking into the room and grabbing her chart from Alex.
"Tired, out of breath but overall decent." Anna replied, smiling slightly and closed her eyes for a second before opening them back up to look at the attending.
Burke handed the chart back to Alex and turned to Annabelle. "We're going to put you on 5mg of Beta Blockers to start off, pick an intern that you think wouldn't get their emotions too involved." He said, before leaving them room.
(Beta Blockers slow the heart rate and lowers blood pressure.)
"Alex, make sure you give me the good drugs." Anna joked, smiling widely before turning her head and coughing behind her arm.
All the interns stare at Annabelle
"Well, you've heard her." Bailey said, getting the attention of all the interns. She turned to Alex. "Get her the good drugs." She gave a pointed look to Alex before leaving the room with the rest of the speechless interns.
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"Belle? Are you okay? I've been trying to get a hold of you." The mystery man said from the phone.
"Uh, yeah. Well, no. Um, I'm in the hospital." She replied.
"Oh, sorry, I should've known that you were working. I'll call you back later." The mystery man quickly said, going to hang up the phone but was stopped when Annabelle spoke up.
"No, no. Not, um, not like that. I, uh, I have class 3 heart failure and I passed out last night. So, uhm, they admitted me last night before my condition gets any worse." Annabelle stopped, not hearing anything from the other line. "Hey, are you still there?"
"Yeah, just clearing my schedule." He replied quickly.
Anna laughed for a quick second before pulling the phone away so that she could cough. "Why?" She asked. She was confused as to why he would be clearing his schedule when he already had some free time coming up within the next couple of weeks.
"I'm coming to see you." He explained. "I want to be able to actually look at you, talk to you and touch you." He sighed. "I don't know what the future holds for us Belle but I need to meet you sooner rather than later. So I'm booking the next flight out to Seattle and we'll get to meet each other within the next 24 hours. Now I have to go and pack. I'll see you tomorrow Belle." He said and hung up the phone, leaving Annabelle smiling like a lunatic, thinking that was the best outcome to that conversation.
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Word Count: 751
Started Writing: 05/08/2024
Finished Writing: 09/09/2024
Date Published: 09/10/2024
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A/N
A short chapter for today but I have something super exciting for the next chapter and I think you all will love it! Sorry for the long periods of time between posts but I've had a busy summer and now I'm starting college but hopefully, actually having work to do will make me work on this instead of doing my actual work so that I can have a distraction.
Final guesses on mystery man!
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The Golden Heart (Grey's Anatomy)
FanfictionAnnabelle Savoit is one of the youngest and brightest interns there was when it came to the surgical field. When she finished elementary school at the age of 10, she and her family moved from Canada to Seattle in the U.S. to get away from their prev...
