Before the doc could finish his sentence, Rosemary chucked a small bottle at him, her gaze never leaving the old woman.
"CircuStrength?" Caden managed to make out what he was holding, asking in shock, "Rosemary, where did you get this stuff?"-
Isn't this the mysterious drug that's been causing a stir on the black market recently? Rumor has it that it worked wonders on heart diseases, and just one pill could cost a whopping hundred grand...
But the hefty price tag wasn't even the main concern. The main thing was, that this stuff was super rare. Only one pill was auctioned off every month!
How did Rosemary get her hands on such a rare item?
"The Harris family has treated you so crappy, I think you've done more than enough for them. There's really no need..."
Caden was cut off by Rosemary's warning look before he could finish his sentence.
"Am I wrong? Their own flesh and blood haven't taken care of this old woman as much as you have..."
Half a year ago, Caden graduated from a top dostic dical university and ca to Hope Hospital for his internship. Being born into a dical family, he was initially arrogant and cocky. But then he t
arrive Rosemary and realized that there was always soone better...
Once, he was studying a complex case, staying up late for a few nights in a row and unable to sleep.
Rosemary took one look at the case and gave him a great solution in just a few sentences. Another ti, Rosemary casually glanced at a patient's chest X-ray and CT scan and figured out that the patient had lung cancer, while his diagnosis was severe pneumonia. There were plenty more instances like these...
What he admired most was that Grace, a woman on the brink of death, had been brought back by Rosemary ti and ti again, even when he had determined that she couldn't be saved through treatnt!
Rosemary, this astonishing high school student, always brought an endless shock to him, shattering his arrogance and forcing him to live humbly!
During his six-month internship, Caden also witnessed her being neglected by the Harris family, and later the two beca acquainted and soon beca friends. He knew that the best solution for Grace's
condition was a heart transplant. But because of her old age and conditions like high blood pressure and heart failure, she simply couldn't undergo surgery. Rosemary was now giving her CircuStrength in hopes that her physical condition could improve a bit, so she wouldn't be so frail that she could die at any ti.
But the Harris family didn't know any of this, they thought that as long as they paid the money and put Grace in the most expensive ward, it would be enough to take care of her...
"If the Harris family were to take care of this old lady, they definitely wouldn't spend a hundred grand to buy this stuff to save her."
"Alright, keep a good eye on her for ." Rosemary looked at Grace, and said reluctantly, "I have to go."
She couldn't stay here too long. If the old woman woke up and saw her, she would get even more upset. If her condition worsened then, it would be even more difficult to handle.
Caden glanced at her, saying softly, "I've got this, don't worry."
"Mm."
Rosemary's gaze fell on Grannie Grace. Although she had a lot to say, she ended up not saying a word and left room 301.
On the other side.
So doctors were rushing around, looking very anxious.
"What's going on? How did Phillip's condition suddenly beco so serious?"
"I heard he's been refusing to take his ds to force his son to show up..."
"This is ridiculous!"
Not long after Rosemary left room 301, her shoulder was suddenly bumped by one of the doctors. Seeing them rushing towards room 306, Rosemary happened to see the old man lying on the bed looking
unbelievably bad as she walked by.
"He actually stopped his dication willingly, isn't he playing with his life?"
"What do we do now, should we notify his family?"
"His family is on their way here; we can only wait for them to arrive and decide whether to operate..."
Rosemary stood at the door of room 306, reminding them quietly, "By the ti his family gets here, he might already be beyond saving."
The doctors, who were at their wits' end, all looked toward the source of the voice. There stood a young girl at the door, who seed to be only in her teens, but looked incredibly calm. Her eyes were
bright and clear, her gaze firm.
"Little girl, what do you know?" The male doctor next to her saw that she was just a child and didn't bother to argue with her, "This old man's condition is very serious, if we were sure, we would have saved him right away."
The only reason they were waiting for the family was because they were out of options.
Rosemary raised an eyebrow, asking casually, "Rheumatic heart disease, is it that serious?"
"You can tell what disease he has?" The doctor was sowhat surprised.
Another older female doctor was also taken aback, "Does this child know dicine?"
"Since you know this is rheumatic heart disease, then you must also know that for this kind of disease, valve replacent surgery is needed, and for this old man, it would not be the first ti he would
undergo valve replacent surgery!" The male doctor explained.
Rosemary lifted her head, seemingly indifferent to his words. "Needing to undergo valve replacent surgery again just ans you guys didn't use enough antibiotics to treat him, that's why there's
infection and paravalvular leakage."
Hearing her words, all the doctors in the ward were stunned.
"Does this little girl really know dicine?"
"She even knows about 'paravalvular leakage..."
The old man stopped his dication treatnt on his own accord. That's why there weren't enough antibiotics used, leading to the infection and paravalvular leakage.
"Why are you arguing with a little girl? How long till the patient's family gets here?" The old man who spoke was Greg, the hospital's most senior heart specialist, already in his fifties. He spoke with authority.
"Dr. Greg." The mont he started speaking, everyone in the room straightened up. One person replied, "Going by how fast the family was moving before, the quickest they'll be here is in twenty minutes."
Twenty minutes was way too long.
Dr. Greg did so ntal math. Phillip clearly couldn't hold on for twenty more minutes. Previously, he had undergone a mitral valve replacent surgery overseas. However, soon after, he had a valve leak and had to go back overseas for another heart valve replacent.
Yet, shortly after the surgery, he developed an infection, and the valve started leaking again. There was no ti to travel abroad for another procedure, so he had to get ergency treatnt right here at ho.
Hope Hospital's cardiac surgery departnt was top-notch nationwide, and Dr. Greg's surgical skills were nothing short of stellar. That night, Dr. Greg managed to pull off a dical miracle, performing a complex surgery under imnse pressure.
However, shortly after the operation, Phillip developed another infection and had to have another surgery.
Now, his condition had worsened. An upper respiratory infection had turned into pneumonia. Although the pneumonia symptoms were under control after rigorous treatnt, he was now showing signs of heart failure.
During a recent examination, Dr. Greg discovered that Phillip had developed infective endocarditis and another valve leakage. His condition was critical.
The chances of a successful surgery under these conditions were less than 10%. The only thing they could do now was to wait for his family to arrive.
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