A young woman finds she has a rare condition that threatens he life and the life of her unborn children. After several miscarriages a doctor offers hope but at a significant price to the man who loves her. Will he have the courage to do what is necessary?
Everything was tougher this time. Dave’s ankles puffed up worse and they spent several weekends in the hospital to have the fluid levels reduced. Dave’s breasts were even larger and more tender than the first time and they were the object of constant attention of everyone including the doctors. Dr. Brend admitted that she greatly regretted that they hadn’t removed them as they were a source of frustration and the potential medical problems they represented were devastating. The weeks went by and Lynn got bigger. No problems surfaced until January when Lynn’s water broke. No labor started immediately but the risk of infection was great and the babies were mature enough to survive. A C-sect was performed and two sleepy parents woke up to learn they had twins, two girls. It took about 36 hours for them to really wake up. Neither of the girls was able to handle the formula. Both had lost weight and were not taking nourishment. Lynn had gone off medication late in the day after delivery and the twins were brought in for their first feeding.
Joan called several times while they were in the hospital. She and Bart visited with their baby Jenna after Dave and Lynn left the hospital. They were feeding the girls and Dave didn’t notice but Lynn saw it immediately.
“Another COBOL mistake?” Lynn asked.
Joan beamed, “No. It was a planned change this time.”
Bart responded, “We want at least three children. Might as well get the project moving.”
“You know it is going to be tougher this time, with Jenna to watch.”
“No offense Dave, but when it first came up I told Joan, if Dave can do it, I can.” Then he hung his head. “You know it’s always easier to do if it was done before. You two really did the tough one.”
“You will probably get a little bigger this time, you know.” Dave mentioned.
“I know. I was going to have surgery right after Jenna was born, then I decided to wait till we got the project done. What if we have one that needs nursed and I had them cut off and she couldn’t for some reason. Call it redundancy. Why give it up if you don’t have to. I am not sure the surgery risks are worth it. I have responsibilities, a father, a husband, another one on the way. What if something went wrong?”
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