ndle this case," I

issed my concerns and insistent

e on Kathryn's case after hearing about her condition. But with the patient already adm

her condition grew more complicated. First, her blood pressure stabilized, but her blood sugar spiked. Then, when her blo

spital bed with an oxygen mask, I approached

op-tier hospital," I offered. "If you act now, there's still time. But if

d: he had consulted a fortune-teller who claimed that if Kathryn gave bi

ith him, I turned

eyes welled up with sorrow, but she stayed silen

if that person was her spouse. Could her husband feel her pain? Could he guarantee her surviv

se asked me, "So, wh

ow, in

t forms ready,"

decided to handle it myself midway through. Armed with the surgical cons

ted him lounging at the stairwell, legs crossed,

" I said. "Also, smoking is

vely. "Yeah, yeah, I know. If

tion. "Given her condition, a vaginal delivery is too

If her stomach gets cut open, ca

t his wife's safety? Shouldn't he have been worr

sional. "Right now, the priority isn't a second c

d of papers are those? If it's something that harms th

complications that could occur du

Robert interrupted me, loudly protesting, "Tha

e can't perform the s

arms. "It's your responsibility. If something happe

ve like this? How did Kathryn

r. He massaged my shoulders and tried to console me, "If he refu

yb

alized Landon had been waitin