C57 scared and helpless

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Heather

I was starting to doze off next to Alex's hospital bed when a sudden rapid beeping jolted me alert. My pulse quickened - could my boy finally be waking up?

"Alex? Can you hear me?" I grasped his hand hopefully as his eyelids fluttered. But the monitors showed his vital signs spiking erratically. Dread flooded me. Something was very wrong.

I shouted for help