wow I did not think I would be posting this chapter on Christmas, sorry if puts a little damper in your cheer. Anyways Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! - Blaire
I was woken up around 2:30am by a beeping noise and nurses rushing in.
Me: mom! Mom! What's wrong with her?
Nurse: someone get her out of here!
Ford: Savannah come on
Nurse: prep OR 3 and page neuro and cardiology
Me: what no! what's wrong with her!
Lieutenant Ford had to carry me out of the room and my mom was rushed to surgery. About 30 minutes later the Neuro surgeon came out.
Horce: Savannah I am Dr. Horace head neuro surgeon. Your mom has suffered a stroke and has multiple bleeds. Her heart is also beginning to fail. We are hoping to fix both of these at the same time. It's very risky since she was just operated on already. With that said I need the consent from family.
Me: she'll die without doing both at the same time?
Horce: yes this is her only chance at pulling through
Me: but it could also kill her
Horce: yes it could
I signed the papers and Dr. Horace went back into surgery. An hour went by and then the doctors came out at the same time that my dad came in.
Horce: Dr. Matt Horce, Neurosurgeon
Causey: Dr. Kathrine Causey, Cardiologist
Dad: General David Reed
Causey: The surgery was going well but her heart couldn't take the stress of the surgery
Horce: she suffered a heart attack and we tried everything we could but I am sorry to inform you that Mrs. Reed passed at 4:48 this morning.
Me: no she can't be, my choice killed her
Dad: Savannah no, there was nothing you did wrong
Me: other than making the decision that killed mom because I was the only one here for hours
Dad: I got here as fast as I could
Me: well like always not fast enough
Dad: Savannah Blaire!
Me: no you aren't the one that might possibly lose an Olympic spot, you weren't the one that paced this waiting room for hours on end, you aren't the one who's signature is on the paper of consent that killed mom. No you weren't the one because you're the one that's always gone!
Dad: you're right
Me: I know I am. Well I'm guessing you know what mom wants so if there is a funeral it has to be tomorrow or I can't be there
Dad: Your sister comes in at 0800 and then at 1200 we will have a family meeting at the house
Me: well I will see you at the house.
I walked out and got in Lieutenant Ford's car. Ford drove us the 4 hours to West Point. I went inside and went to my room. I just laid down with Duke until we had the family meeting.
Dad: what your mom wanted was to cremated and put into the family mausoleum. I have upheld her wishes and we will be flying out to North Carolina at 1500 hours. We land at 1700 and dinner is at 1800.
We went back to our rooms and I was still packed so I just had to pick out what to wear in North Carolina. We went to the airport and got on our flight. It was only two hours and once we landed we went to the hotel. At 8 we had dinner and then I went back to my room. I showered and then climbed into my bed. I stared at my phone until I was finally able to call Hope.
Hope: Baby Horse
Me: Hey Hopey
Hope: she didn't make it did she?
Me: no she didn't. we flew to North Carolina earlier and tomorrow we are putting her in the mausoleum
Hope: oh Savannah
Me: I'm still coming back tomorrow
Hope: are you okay?
Me: yeah I'll be fine
Hope: alright well I will see you soon, goodnight Savannah
Me: goodnight Hope
Ihung up with Hope and then tried to go to sleep.
