Lucy Katz’s expression changed as she saw this. She immediately reached out and stroked her mother’s back.
“Mom, don’t get mad. He really didn’t look for me. I swear.”
She looked at her mother in all seriousness as she said this. Mama Katz saw her face and believed that she was not lying.
Lucy then accompanied her mother for a while more until her mother felt tired. She assisted her mother to lie down and rest.
She waited until Mama Katz was sound asleep before leaving the ward.
After she came out of the room, she headed for her mother’s attending doctor’s office.
The attending doctor’s last name was Hayes and he was the best cardiologist in the hospital.
He was more attentive to Mama Katz’s health condition because of Lucy’s identity.
When he saw Lucy at his door, he gestured for her to come in and said, “You’re here. Have a seat.”
Lucy nodded but had a tight frown on her head.
“Doctor Hayes, previously when you called me, you told me that my mother’s condition got worse. What’s happening?”
Doctor Hayes waved his hand as an indication for her not to panic. He then took out an electrocardiogram from his stack of documents next to him and placed it in front of Lucy.
In a serious tone, he explained, “Your mother’s illness is not exactly new. I’m sure you understand her situation after all these years. Her heart is getting weaker. Now, the conclusion that we have come to is that if we cannot find a suitable heart donor for your mother within these 6 months, it’s likely that she would not be able to survive.”
This sentence made Lucy’s heart tremble violently.
She immediately said, “Doctor Hayes, I’m still searching for a heart donor. Can you give me more time?”
Mama Katz’s had an Rh-negative blood type, which was extremely rare. This made it all the more difficult to find a matching heart donor.
Due to this, even if Lucy was an A-list movie star and had no financial troubles that she could afford her mother’s medical bills, she still could not heal her mother.
After all, this was a heart transplant and many people were on the waiting list. This was already very rare. How could it be so simple to find a suitable heart donor within 6 months?
Doctor Hayes also understood this principle. He sighed and shook his head.
“I can just promise that we’ll try our best, but I cannot guarantee the result. Most importantly, you’ll have to try harder on your side.”
Lucy heard this and knew that the doctors were also trying their best. They had no other solution, so she sat down in disappointment and nodded.
“Alright, I know. Don’t worry. I’ll find a way to search for a suitable heart donor. I hope that you’ll take good care of my mother during this time.”
She paused for a bit and added, “Can you also not tell her about this?”
Doctor Hayes nodded and said, “Don’t worry, I know.”
After they talked it through, Lucy was caught up with everything she wanted to know.
She stood up and left.
Lucy went straight home after leaving the hospital.
She sat at home and suddenly felt like the whole house was empty, even her heart felt desolate.
All these years, Lucy had brought her mother to various hospitals and consulted countless doctors. Was there really no hope?
She thought about this and called the heart donation association. As expected, there were still many people on the waitlist. She had already put her mother on the waitlist several years ago, but a suitable heart with a matching blood type was much too difficult to find.
Lucy had no choice but to hang up the phone.
At this moment, her phone rang.
She saw the caller ID and was remorseful.
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