Posted July 23, 2019, 1:57 a.m. by Lieutenant Allison Scott (Pediatrics/Assistant Chief Medical Officer) (Kate O'Neill)
Posted by Lieutenant Commander Pilar O’Keefe (Head Nurse) in Reez Office - Otana’s results
Posted by Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Reez (Chief of Psychiatry) in Reez Office - Otana’s results
Posted by Lieutenant Allison Scott (Pediatrics/Assistant Chief Medical Officer) in Reez Office - Otana’s results
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Ally sat across from Jonathan in his office waiting for Pilar and Derek to arrive. The head nurse had asked the pair to look at her daughter. Ally, being the only pediatrician on the crew, handled the majority of the children’s cases. It was times like this however she hated her job. Bad news was never easy to give especially when it was dealing with someone else’s child. Children held the hopes and the dreams of a parent all wrapped up in a tiny blanket. Every parent dreamt of a life for their child filled with love, friends, family, a career, and accomplishments showing their child was not only important to them but to society. Holding a baby for the first time the world was again an adventure two people shared knowing they could experience all the things they loved but this time watching it through the eyes of someone new. That was when things went according to plan.When the future deviated from this idealized dream it was like a death. The death of the dream that could have been. The future was no longer a rosy horizon of possibilities but a narrow path where every turn took you into a set of murky woods you could almost see out of but not quite. It was Ally and Jonathan’s job to show Derek and Pilar the new path their family would be traveling upon. The road would not be easy but Scott and Reez had to impart, before the couple left, that their daughter would always have to be held to a higher standard. The dreams and expectations Derek and Pilar had for Otana could still be met, albeit in different versions at times, as long as their expectations were high. While her future was not the same bright highway the rest of the parents on the Ogawa faced, Otana’s path was almost more special. It was a journey she would take with her parents holding her hands to guide her into the amazing person she would become.
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Pilar and Derek arrived at Reez’s office and Otana pushed the chime and the trio waited for admittance to the office. Pilar had already braced she and Derek for the potential information that they may receive. She knew something was wrong and she hoped that they were ready to deal with whatever it actually was.
Head Nurse
“Here we go,” Ally said hearing the first set of chimes. “Now be clinical but not heartless. Answer questions with honesty but try not to sound fatalistic or unapproachable. Imagine this is you on the other side of the table when you deliver the news okay,” she told Jonathan with a serious expression. “This is Pilar and Derek and we are about to crush their world so be gentle but be ready for them not to hear a word we say when we present the report.”
Jonathan looked at Ally with a credulous look as she spoke. “You are cute at times…” he said with a wink, which was the only true sign of affection as he looked up at the door.
“Come in,” Ally said in a formal tone hearing the chimes. She looked back at Jonathan realizing they were in his office and not hers. Sorry she mouthed taking a deep breath. She had to get over her nervousness. This was not the first time she had delivered bad new. It was just the first time she had given it to a member of her crew. There was no way she could be as clinical as she ever would when they were on a mission helping a stranger.
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As the doors opened Jonathan looked at the couple. “Alison has told me I shouldn’t be heartless, fatalistic, or unapproachable… so who wants muffins?” he asked them all as he looked over at Ally but then smiled ever so softly back at Pilar and her husband. “Seriously I have some really yummy ones you might like… coffee and tea as well? It’s best to be comfortable, we may be here awhile but trust me there is some silver linings as we go on.” he said softly, while at first the tone might have seen mocking it quickly changed. He was sincere and soft as he looked at them all as he nodded for them all to come in deeper into his office.
Reez, CoP
“Arsehole,” Ally mouthed to Jonathan. She knew he was only trying to lighten the mood and poke fun at her in a friendly fashion. Jonathan had an entire career of breaking news to people that was hard and difficult. His way was not hers but Ally was just starting her career. Part of her envied the laid back approach yet the other half wondered if laid back was too laid back. Taking a deep breath she focused on what was important at this second: The O’Keefe family.
Pilar cocked her head to one side and simply nodded “Tea and a muffin would be wonderful.” She said as she looked at Derrick, Otana headed to the toys that were in the room without greeting anyone else in the room. Pilar took a seat and looked at Ally and Jon, her face unreadable, Derrick on the other hand looked concerned “So what have you all found?” He asked skipping the pleasantries.
Head Nurse
“Maybe we can go over the report together,” Ally suggested reaching across the table for a PaDD. Pilar was more than capable of understanding what the report said but in Ally’s experience, people tended to zone when given the initial diagnosis in a bad situation. At least reading it might help deliver the bad news and they could couple the worst sections with the positives verbally. Ally looked at Jon to take over the meeting.
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