Don't Worry About Me

Chapter 5

The next time Meredith woke up she was in excruciating pain. Her back was spore from the test they did earlier and she noticed she had issues moving her legs without causing her pain

"Hey sweetie, how are you doing?" Carolyn asked as she noticed Meredith was awake

The little girl flinched and cried out in pain

"Shh, it's okay. Puppy's here" Carolyn brushed her finger over Meredith's cheek

"Hurts" Meredith whispered

"I'll page Christopher, he'll give you something for the pain

Christopher arrived a few minutes later and administered some pain meds "I have to talk to Ellis.." He sighed

"I hope she'll take it well. Meredith needs the best care possible" Carolyn said and brushed her hand over Meredith's forehead

"Oh believe me, I'll make sure she'll get everything she needs. I'm not giving up" Chrsitopher said sternly

"Go and talk to Ellis. I'm staying here" Carolyn said sadly

...

"Ellis.." Christopher sighed "For the fourth time, we diagnosed her with Ehler Danlos Syndrome and yes we're sure" Christopher explained

Ellis nodded and kept quiet for a minute "What will happen now?"

"I think we should look into how we can help her and treat the symptoms. For her hips and knees I would suggest she uses crutches, especially if she'll be walking a lot. We should fit her with a hip brace, just something she can wear underneath her clothes, just for some more stability" Christopher started explaining and frowned as Ellis grabbed a notebook and started writing it down

"Continue" Ellis ordered

"She'll definitely need PT. She needs to keep moving to prevent the symptoms from getting worse" Christopher said sternly "Do you have any idea what her eating pattern is like?"

"Uh-" Ellis seemed to think

"At our place Meredith is having a lot of issues finishing her plate and we've noticed some foods seem to give her a stomach ache" Christopher told Ellis

"Could be" She nodded

"I wanna discuss this with my colleague who'll be on Meredith's case as well because I'm thinking of putting an NG tube in, at least for now, to give her the food she needs. Her immune system is weak as well, although we're not sure if that's caused by her asthma or not but I think we should look to put a pulmonary doctor on her case as well"

"Oh- Okay" Ellis nodded

"Are you having questions?" Christopher asked

"I'm a doctor as well. I think I just have to look for a nanny that can stay with her more often. This will cost a lot of money" Ellis sighed and closed the notebook

"If you need someone to watch Meredith- We can always help out. Me and my wife love having Meredith around" Christopher softly smiled

"She doesn't need to bother you two. This will be a lot" Ellis sighed

"She could never bother us" Christopher smiled "Besides, Carolyn and I are both trained to help her"

"Okay. What comes now? Does she need to stay here?" Ellis asked as she stood up, Christopher joining her

"I think it would be good for her if you came with me to see her and see if we could get her on her feet for a few minutes, maybe even using the crutches first, then she can come home tomorrow" Christopher explained