When Roy received the call from Dr. Brackett at 7:00 am asking him to come to his office upon arriving at Rampart, his heart leaped into his throat. Things had seemed to be going so well yesterday that despite the cautions from the doctors that Johnny still wasn’t completely out of the woods, Roy had somehow been able to ignore all of them. So, with that one phone call and a quick explanation to Joanne, instead of eating breakfast with the family before heading to the hospital as planned, by 7:10, Roy was on the road already. By 7:30, he was pacing the length of Dr. Brackett’s office, waiting for him to finish with an emergency patient.
“Sorry for the wait, Roy. Why don’t you have a seat,” Dr. Brackett asked as he entered after a nerve wrecking ten minute wait.
Nodding, Roy sat on a chair across from the desk, bracing himself for bad news. As Dr. Brackett took the chair besides him, all Roy thought about was, did something else pop-up that they didn’t see? Did John develop some sort of an infection? Did he slip into a coma? Did things worsen to the point that more brain damage was caused and this time, it was permanent?
It seemed as though his thoughts were punishing him for ignoring the fact that despite Johnny overcoming many difficulties and challenges already,…show more content… Maybe someday, Johnny will tell us.” Moving on quickly, Dr. Brackett said, “Anyway, the other two things I wanted to discuss is that Dr. Druthers says you can go see him for your appointment between 9:30 and 11 am. After that, you can choose either a set time for the next day or have a general in the morning you would like to see him. He said to have Joanne come on up any time after you're appointment and the kids can come see him right after school. While waiting for their sessions, I cleared it so they can go to the peds playroom. Also, he has gotten permission for everyone to visit New Horizons
