A Letter of Promise

Chapter 11

"Ma, I got a ring, they said that Felicidad is the new mayor. But we're not yet sure, the final results will be announce tomorrow morning right?" Pinahid agad ni Ria ang luha na kamuntik ng hindi lumapat sa kaniyang pisngi dahil sa bilis niya itong pinalis.

Clea stood up from the sofa, Gilbert stopped the music of Gil's gadget and her mom hugged her. As her mom hug her she began to sob.

"Dad spent almost half of his life serving people, his life is politics ma." Her mother helped her shed her tears. Clea guided her and their mother on the sofa on the left side of their father.

"Maybe, God wants him to heal first. Maybe this is the time to focus on his health." Her mom said with so much melancholy in her voice.

They were about to stand uo to check on their dad when Romualdo, their father seizures.

"Omygad Gilbert! Call the doctor and the nurses! Omygad! Romualdo!" Marina is crying while trying to hold her husband's shoulders.

In no time the two doctors came together with four male nurses, napaatras silang magiina, even Gil, Clea's son is crying, maybe he's scared that everybody is hurrying. Gilbert lift his son and left the room.

One of the nurse injected something on his father right arm that made his father relaxed.

"Why does he's still asleep? He seizures but his eyes are still close." Ria tried to shake her father's left arm.

"Please try to be calm, Nurse Kelly, call the neurosurgeon's office, prepare the CT scan and bring the patient in E.R four, after 10 minutes, prepare all the things that will be needed, based on my diagnosis there is a brain problem." The doctor explained that her dad needs to be transferred to a better hospital.

"Will you perform the surgery Doc?" Clea asked as she realized that her dad isn't in a good condition.

"We'll try to contact a neurosurgeon from the Local hospitals nearby but I think, it will be hard to get one as for tonight, we need to transfer him to Manila as soon as possible. Our neurologists here aren't that competent because they are still stusying but we can perform the first aid tonight. Excuse me but the patient needs to be in the ER right now, let's clear things after the neurosurgeon's word. Excuse me." The Doctor nod his head and head out of the room.

They weren't permitted to come inside the Emergency Room. They were told to wait for the CT scan's result.

After 30 minutes, the young neurosurgeon went out from the laboratory near the Emergency Room.

"You might get confused by the results, your father's brain was at shock a while ago." The neurosurgeon started.

"How come he'll get a brain shock when he was just unconscious because of the wounds made by the bullets?" Ria didn't noticed that she's in a high pitch.

Her mom held her arm, stopping her to talk further.

"That's why he's in coma and got a brain shocked. May ugat na tinamaan ng bala na namaga, and that nerve connects to the cerebellum of your father, it is called cerebral hemorrhage. We suggest that you transfer Mr. Suanzares in Manila early tomorrow or as soon as possible, this is a serious matter. He needs to undergo a surgery, at kung magtagal pa siya dito within 24 hours the damage on his cerebellum might get bigger and if the patient won't be treated after four hours he might die." The neurosurgeon said it with all honesty.

They didn't wait for another hour, it was nine in the evening when Clea called for a private ambulance, she even asked her husband to contact an experienced neurosurgeon, they sent them the diagnosis and the reports and even the pictures of their father's brain.