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It was promptly torn off ‘Why bother? I don’t have a life anyway Not one I like’ Tears were tracking down her sallow cheeks as she gasped in tight lungfuls of air Short, sharp gasps that wouldn’t give her anywhere near enough oxygen ‘What happens if I don’t get home for Christmas, huh?’
To run with the physical problem, or the real issue behind this? Like other children with cystic fibrosis, Felicity had missed out on a lot over the years ‘Your mum only wants what’s best for you’ Sienna drew a breath Yvonne Little also had a son with the sa the children on her own, her husband having thrown in the towel saying he couldn’t cope As if Yvonne cruised through everything ‘I know you wantwhat your friends are, but we both understand that’s not always possible’
‘Doesn’t mean I have to like it’
‘No, it doesn’t As for Christmas, you’ll be home well before then’ Fliss could also be back in here with yet another of the massive chest infections she was prone to, but Sienna wasn’t bringing up that subject The girl knew it as well as she did
‘My grandparents are co in teeks I don’t want to be in here then’
This discussion could go round and round endlessly Sienna gave her a s your obs If everything’s all right, you should be able to go hoo back to Great Barrier Island’ but realised in the nick of ti to her problems
‘Whatever’ Felicity tugged the mask back over her face, closed her eyes and turned her shoulder towards Sienna
Sienna made a ist before leaving at the end of the day Felicity needed help beyond her scope
Early that afternoon Sienna hung seven-year-old Andrew Dixon’s file on the hook at the end of his bed and turned to his parents ‘Andrew’s responded well to his surgery His bloods are back to nor there’s no more infection’ The burst appendix had temporarily knocked the boy for six ‘As for his appetite, it’s co on in leaps and bounds’
‘When can we take him home?’ asked his exhausted father
Sienna s after I’ve checked to iving out the good news
Andrew’s e of tears ‘Thank you soyou’ve done I hate to think ould’ve happened if we hadn’t got him here in time’
‘Don’t torture yourself with that You did get hito shush him up’
‘Thank goodness for the rescue helicopter The pilot’s great and the doctor awesome He was so calm even when it was so serious’
Sienna’s heart leapt ‘Who was your doctor?’
‘Harry so to write to the head of the rescue base saying how good he was’
‘That’s always a nice thing to do’ Harry won people over so easily, no doubt his char into play He hadn’t won her over No, but she’d hadn’t been able to stop thinking about him all week Sienna studied these two in front of her ‘Andrew’s going to sleep for a while Why don’t you take a break?’ They’d sat at his bedside hts ‘Go to a café and have a decent nisable I’ll be here and the nurses will keep a close eye on your boy’
‘But what if he wakes and asks for us?’
‘Your phone nu upset children ‘Go on Get out of here and have some couple time’
‘Couple time? What’s that?’
Don’t ask me
‘Remember you’re about to return home to three boisterous kids,’ Sienna said She’d s yesterday, and the ward hadn’t been quite the quiet haven it was supposed to be while they were here ‘Time to yourselves is what you both need’ Sienna all but shooed them out of the room