Maxine's POV:
"TULONG!!!! TULUNGAN NIYO KAMI!!" i shouted for help at mabuti nalang at mabilis na nakalapit ang mga staff ng hotel resto na pinagkainan namin.
"TUMAWAG KAYO NG AMBULANSYA, PLEASE!!!!" i told them while squeezing my father's right hand...
As soon as nakarating na ang ambulansya ay agad na naidala sa ospital ang tatay ko. I tried several times na tawagan si Clark pero hindi sya sumasagot.
"Clark, please! Answer the phone!!!!" sabi ko habang patuloy na nireredial ang number niya.
Kinuha ko ang phone ng tatay ko at hinanap ko sa contacts ang number ni Clara, my sister. I quicky dialled her number pero bigo pa rin ako na macontact siya.
Currently nasa Emergency Room kami ng St.Lukes, at dahil isang business tycoon ang tatay ko, all eyes were on us. Mas lalo akong kinabahan ng nirerevive siya, hindi ako mapakali. Hindi parin ako sumuko na icontact ang mga kapatid ko, I even bombarded them with text messages kahit na sobrang nanginginig na ang mga kamay ko at nahihirapan akong huminga dahil sa kakaiyak.
"200 joules, shock" yun ang narinig kong sabi ng doktor. I may not be a medical practitioner pero alam kong hindi parin sila tapos na irevive ang tatay ko. Lord, wag naman po sana. wag naman po ganito, hindi ko po kakayanin...
Habang naghihintay ako sa ER, bigla kong narinig na naibalik nila ang pulso ng tatay ko. They were able to keep him away from a critical stage.
After a few minutes, lumabas from the cubicle ang Doctor at ang mga nurse naman ay patuloy sa pagmonitor sa tatay ko.
"Doc, kamusta siya? Stable na po ba kalagayan ng tatay ko?" nagaalalang tanong ko kay Doctor Gonzales.
"Ms.Maxine, we were able to revive your father. As of the moment, we will be running some tests again regarding his heart condition." Dr.Gonzales told me. Nagulat ako ng marinig ko ang salitang 'again', tests again? Kakarating lang namin dito at pagrevive palang naman ang nagagawa nila maliban sa pagcheck ng vitals.
"Running some tests again? What do you mean by that, doc? Naging pasyente niyo na ba dati ang tatay ko?" i asked him. Napayuko muna si Dr. Gonzales bago nag.angat ng paningin at sinagot ang tanong ko.
"Ms.Maxine, I am your Father's attending physician 3 years ago until now. I am a cardiac surgeon. We first met during his Annual Physical Examination when I saw some abnormalities sa puso niya. He is diagnosed with Myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle. This is his third time na maisugod sa emergency room and today is the most critical because he arrived unconscious. While reviving him kanina, I was really worried kasi sobrang hina na ng puso ni Mr.Conrad." habang sinasabi sa akin yun ni Dr.Gonzales, halos manghina ang tuhod ko. Hindi ako agad nakapagsalita. So he was sick all this time? Is this why he wants to talk to me kasi may sakit pala siya? My tears just streamed down my face. Nagpunas muna ako ng luha bago kausapin muli si Dr.Gonzales.
"Doc, for the past 3 years ba nagunder go ng treatment ang tatay ko or surgery?" i asked him.
"To be honest, none. Although I was able to force him just this year to take meds kasi ayaw ng tatay mo magpasurgery. Ayaw niyang magpasurgery kasi hindi ka pa niya nakakausap." sabi ni doc.
"Kasi hindi niya pa ako nakakausap? Tanong ko kay doc.
"The success rate of the surgery is 75% however may kalakip din itong panganib. Anytime during surgery, maaaring..." huminga muna ng malalim si Doc Gonzales bago muling nagsalita.. "Anything can happen inside the operating room and I can't promise anything, that's why your father refused to undergo the surgery because he wanted to reconcile first with you, dahil gusto niyang buo kayong pamilya bago niya sabihin ang kondisyon niya."
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