My Dear Deadly Husband

Chapter 17

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"Her kidney's?" Rose repeated, a little frightened.

The doctor kept looking at the screen with an intense gaze while moving the machine around her stomach.

At the the point, Rose was starting to become very worried at the fact that the doctor wasn't saying anything.

"Are her kidneys there?" Rose asked.

The doctor hummed and leaned backwards before putting the machine back.

"I can't identify her kidneys at the present," the doctor murmured. "Although, it is still a little early."

"Maybe you should keep looking," Rose encouraged, fiddling with her fingers.

"It will probably be more accurate if you do an fetal MRI. I'll schedule an appointment with the hospital to conduct one with you. That way we can be certain if your child is missing just one or both."

"What happens if it's just one?" Rose asked.

"Then your child will most probably live a normal, healthy life. One kidney is sufficient enough to function for the absence of the other. No problems there."

"What about if she's missing both?" Keenan suddenly butted in.

Rose glanced up at Keenan as the doctor paused and sat back. She then furrowed her brows and glanced back at the doctor with pursed lips.

"Unfortunately, they don't have a chance to survive even after giving a successful birth. Four out of ten suffer miscarriages and the rest do not make it past the first few hours."

"So there is no chance of survival if it's born without kidneys?" he asked.

Rose stayed silent, biting her lip.

"Unfortunately, yes," the doctor replied.

Rose froze and felt her blood pale. 

"First cystic fibrosis, now missing kidneys?" Keenan mumbled.

The doctor quickly jumped in after Keenan's concern. "The MRI scan should be conducted first in order to see any conclusive results. Until then, we just need to sit back and relax," the doctor said. "The chances that the baby developed without two kidneys is very rare."

Rose didn't know what to say. Her child may not have a chance to survive? It was a very scary thing to think about.

Rose gazed at Keenan who was wasn't looking as calm as before. What was he thinking about? 

"If the unfortunate happens and she she does not develop her kidneys, people generally take two paths," the doctor suddenly announced.

Rose froze moved her attention the doctor.

"The first option is to continue with the pregnancy as per normal and give birth in order to see their child," she explained softly. "The other option is to terminate the pregnancy."

Rose looked at her already knowing what she wanted. There was now question for her. Of course she was going to give birth to the baby.

"It's up to you two to decide on that. If your child does have one kidney, of course you can continue with the pregnancy. If the first situation does occur, which again is very rare, then we can discuss those options before in more detail," she recommended.

Rose nodded, agreeing with the doctor, but before she could open her mouth, Keenan went ahead of her.

"How does a termination work?" he asked.