“Go ahead. I made my bed, I will have to sleep in it.”

He helped her relax on the sofa and prepared three needles with a tube on them then wrapped a rubber tube around her leg above the cast and pulled it very tight. She felt three sticks in her leg then he handed her the syringes that were attached to them.

“Press this down to do the injections. You have to do it yourself. I can’t. But remember, once you do the first one, your leg is compromised. It will look like you threw three large emboli.”

She took the first one, held it a minute, looked up and pressed it. She handed it back and took the other two and pressed them without hesitation. As she pressed the third one there was a mild burning sensation just above her knee. The doctor waited a couple of minutes and pinched her toes. “Your leg will start to get some numbness. Wait till tomorrow morning to mention that to Carol.”

After about a half an hour he took vitals then released the tube around her leg. He waited another fifteen minutes, took the vitals again, closed up his bag and left. Fritz closed his briefcase after giving her a copy of the contract in an envelope. The doctor asked if she felt anything.

“There is a slight tingling in my leg.”

“It will get more pronounced.” He looked at her toes. “The circulation is cut off already. It is just a matter of time.” She wondered if she had done the right thing. In her heart she knew it was. It was to late now to change anything. As she looked at her toes she realized that soon they would not be there.  Her leg was the sacrifice to atone for her drinking.

By noon they were back on the road headed to the next site.

Denise Chapter 01: Success in Hollywood

Denise Chapter 24: Denise Gets Snookered and Nasty Again and Again

Denise Chapter 25: Grace for Denise Runs Out

Denise Chapter 26: The Hospital Again