While Angels Watched: He Who Strengthens Me (Chapter 6)

[sharlot1926]

“There’s significant herniation.”

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[sharlot1926]

D'oh! Well...look. I'll make you a promise. After next chapter...there will be no more cliffhangers for the story. Aren't I generous? :) :) :)

Yay! So glad you are still enjoying this one. I wrote this particular chapter over Christmas and New Years, and boy oh boy, but I had the hardest time staying on task and keeping focused. I couldn't even bring myself to read it before posting it. I was afraid I'd cringe and have to rewrite the whole damn thing...and I'm too lazy for that! LOL.

Thanks again for your kindness. I truly appreciate it!

[stazzijen]

I might just be your biggest fan.

Another cliffhanger. My poor nails can't take any more. They are now past the quick.

love and hugs to you and thanks for keeping me on the edge of my seat
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x

[sharlot1926]

Aw, Stazzijen, you are so sweet. Thank you!

Heh yes...me with the damn cliffies. I really should be flogged. But...only two more chapters and we'll put this puppy to bed.

Take some vitamin E for your nail...help them grow out faster. ;)

/hugs

[ersilia62]

O.M.F.G. !!!!!!!!!
Another great chapter and another cliffhanger! I hope to know more soon! Thanks for sharing :)

[sharlot1926]

Mwahahahaha! I am so evil, I know. I know! Dadgum cliffies. :) Thank YOU for reading and for commenting. I appreciate it more than you truly know.

[anonymous]

Ok, i'm right at the beginning of this chapter but I have to say as someone who has dealt with a loved one in the hospital in serious condition this kind of treatment where the patient's family is treated more as an irritant or something the doctor stepped in than with the slightest hint of compassion or understanding or is spoken down to like they are an annoying 2 year old to be dismissed rather than with equality and respect happens far Too Damn Much!!! Certainly everyone I know who has been in that situation has had the exact same experience. At least in America where doctors are paid like royalty and seem to think they're kings as well. Dead on realistic.

[sharlot1926]

Ah yes, well, you know I did create a bit of a difference between the treatment Dean received in Provo vs. the treatment he received in Phoenix. I wanted to somehow show how much effect Dean has on the people around him (when he's conscious). The doctors and nurses in Provo went above and beyond for him because they interacted with him and fell for him (like we all do)...a byproduct of Dean's "light" that shines so brightly. In Phoenix he is unconscious the entire time and therefore cannot *sway* the doctors and nurses and bring out the best in them. And, too, I figured this was a research hospital...and maybe they'd be more *sterile* and academic in their approach to medicine. I don't know for a fact that this is true, of course...it was just an interpretation

[anonymous]

Really powerful stuff you are dealing with here, beautifully told and described as well.

[sharlot1926]

Yes, you're right. I was actually worried to go so far, and I think the next chapter is going to be even more powerful in that regard. I definitely picked at a few old scars of my own with this, and I'm sure that most people (with their own scars) will be able to recognize John's journey in this chapter (and even more so in the next). At the same time, it's difficult to keep the drama high without slipping into melodrama territory. It's a fine line. I had excellent betas, though, and they were brave enough to hold me back a couple of times. Hah.

Thanks so much for the comment. I so appreciate it!