Bump In The Road: Josh & Colleen

The Target Trip

Josh:
   It's been a few days since we fought about kids, and everything's been fine since then.
   We're at Target looking for Christmas decorations because Colleen wanted more. We decorated on November 1st, as usual, but since this is our first Christmas in a house and not an apartment, we need some more decorations.
   "Baby, look!" Colleen exclaims, pointing to a Snoopy stuffed animal wearing a Santa hat, "Isn't this adorable?!"
   "Yes, I love it!" I tell her as I grab it off the shelf.
   "Can we get it?" She asks.
   "Let's do it." I reply, putting it in the cart.
   We walk around some more and Colleen picks out some cute, mini, colored Christmas trees to put on some tables around the house.
   As we walk through an aisle with wreaths, she starts to act kind of tired.
   "Oh, this is cute." She says, drowsily.
   "Fraggle, are you ok?" I ask. She's acting really weird.
   "Yeah, I'm fine. I just got really ..." She trails off and starts to fall to the ground.
   "Colleen!" I shout as I run to grab her. I reach her arms just in time to save her from hitting the floor.
   People must've heard me yell, because an old man and a middle-aged cashier woman both rush over to me.
   "Is everything alright?" The woman who works here asks. Her name tag says Julie.
   "My wife just fainted." I tell Julie with a worried expression.
   I look at Colleen, who I'm still holding up. Her eyes are closed.
   "Do you mind if I look at her, sir?" The old man asks.
   "No, no. I don't mind." I say.
   "My name is Jerry." He tells me as he waddles over, "I'm a pediatrician, but I think I can handle your wife."
   "Ok." I say. "Her name's Colleen. And I'm Josh."
   "Nice to meet you, Josh." Jerry says as he extends his hand. I shake it.
   He kneels down and looks at Colleen for a minute.
   "Josh, I hate to tell you, but I think you should take your wife to the hospital." Jerry says.
   "Uh, ok." I stutter. Is Colleen alright? Why doesn't Jerry, a doctor, know what's wrong? Why would Colleen just pass out like that?
   "Let me call an ambulance for you." Julie says, pulling out her phone.
   I stand there worried for a few minutes, freaking out. The ambulance gets here and a two doctors rush  in with a stretcher.
   "Are you her husband?" One of the doctors asks.
   "Yes, I am." I tell her anxiously.
   "Ok, come with us, you can ride in the back." She says as the second doctors starts to roll the stretcher out.
   When they get Colleen in the ambulance, they immediately put an IV in her wrist and an oxygen mask on her face. It looks so scary. I hold her limp hand and pray that she'll be ok. But I'm scared. What if she's not ok?