�Well the TV is on Pol, maybe she is round the back�
�Come on lets go look�
They went through the side gate and went in through the open back door
�June� Polly called out
�Maybe she is in the bath or something� said Cathy as she opened the door to the hall way, she noticed June at the bottom of the stairs �Oh my god, Polly quickly, get an ambulance.� Cathy knelt down next to June�s lifeless body
�Sierra Oscar from 469...�
�Go ahead Polly...� Kerry�s voice came over the radio
� We need an urgent ambulance at Sgt Carver�s house, June is unconscious at the bottom of the stairs, it looks like she has had a fall, can someone get
Jim to meet us at St Hughs�
�Ok � replied Kerry
�June� said Cathy stroking her hair �it�s ok we are, everything is going to be ok, Jim is on his way�
�How does it look?�
�I don�t know Pol, not to good until that ambulance arrives.�
Gina came into CSU and came over to Jim
�Jim, don�t panic but we have just had a call from Polly and Cathy, they went to see June, they found her at the bottom of the stairs, she has had a fall�
�Oh my god, how is she?�
�They are not sure, an ambulance is on its way, June is unconscious�
Gina noticed the tears welling up in Jim�s eyes � Tony and Gary will take you to the hospital, they are waiting in the yard in the area car�
�Thanks Ma�am�
Jim picked his coat from the coat rack and ran out of CSU, nearly knocking into DCI Meadows who was just coming in �What�s going on? Jim Carver nearly had me over�
�It�s June, she has had a nasty accident at home, Polly and Cathy found her, they don�t know how long she had been there and it does not look good�
�Oh god, keep me informed what happens, I�ll see if CID can deal with this case�
Jim came crashing into A&E, followed by Tony and Gary
�Polly�
�Jim�
He noticed the tears streaming done Cathy and Polly�s faces
�Oh my god it�s bad isn�t it?�
�We don�t know, they would not tell us anything� replied Cathy �I will see if I can find the doctor�
Cathy came back with the doctor �Mr Carver�
� Yes� Jim said, his voice shaking �How is she?�
�We have transferred your wife to ITU, we are concerned about the swelling to her brain, we have sedated her and are monitoring her and the baby extremely closely, the next few hours are critical, we need to stabilise her before we make any decisions�
�And the baby�
�As far as we know the baby is fine at the moment, but depending on
June�s condition we may have to deliver the baby by emergency caesarean section�
�Will the baby be ok? June�s only 8 months pregnant�
�It is only a possibility that we may have to deliver the baby, but at
36 weeks there is a very high survival rate which far out weigh the risks�
�Thank you, can I see her�
�Certainly, I will find someone to take you �
�Thank you so much doctor�
�Well?� asked Tony as the doctor walked away and I'm walked back over to them
�They have transferred her to ITU, she has been sedated, they said the next few hours are critical�
�Oh Jim, what about the baby?� asked Gary
�Um, at the moment everything is ok they think, but they may have to perform an emergency section if June�s condition gets worse�
Jim took June�s hand in his and kissed it softly �Oh June don�t leave me, you have to wake up, you have to be alright for my sake, for Lucy�s sake, I love you so much, I�m nothing without you, please just wake up and be ok�
Gina shut the office door behind Tony � They have sedated her ma�am, she is ITU on monitors, they think the baby is ok but they wont know for sure for a while�
�Thanks Tony, how is Jim doing�
�Still in shock I think, Polly and Cathy are rather shaken up too�
�Yeah I have sent them home, look why don�t you go back to St Hugh�s give
Jim some support, I�ve cleared it for you, let Jim Know that we are all thinking about him�
�Thanks Ma�am�
The sound of alarms rang out from June�s bed, Jim jumped and stood back as doctors and nurses surrounded the bed
�Her oxygen saturations are down to 82, her heart rate is dropping, BP is 67 over 11' said a nurse who was looking up at the monitor �foetal heart rate is rising, its 198'
�What�s happening� Jim said �Please someone, what is happening to my wife�
�We are going to have to get June to theatre, the pressure in her brain is rising, it�s caused her blood pressure to drop and is limiting the oxygen supply to her brain, we need to operate and release the pressure� replied the doctor � The baby is becoming distressed as well so we need to deliver the baby as well, I�m sorry Mr Carver�
�Do what ever is needed to save them both, please don�t let them die�
�We will do everything that we can�
Jim watched as June�s bed was wheeled away.
�What�s happening Jim� asked Tony as he past June�s bed on the way out
�The alarms just went off, the pressure has increased, they have to operate and deliver the baby�
�Oh mate� Tony put his arms around his best friend as Jim dissolved into tears.
Gina and Jack Meadows came into the canteen, the whole station had gathered to discover what had occurred, their was an eerie silence, neither of them had ever seen it so full and quiet at the same time, they looked at each other and then back at the faces that were sat in front of them.
The morning shift had not yet gone home they had been hanging around waiting for news, CID were also there, many had only just heard the news along with the afternoon shift. Cathy and Polly had come back in; they had been unable to sit at home and had busied themselves in CSU.
�Thank you everyone I know many of you have found the past few hours very difficult and that there are still some difficult hours yet to be faced, I�m sure Jim will be touched by your concern� said Jack
�We promised that we would give you any information that we were given,
Inspector Gold has just spoken with Tony�
�They discovered a blood clot which caused June�s blood pressure to drop and have operated to remove it, they needed to deliver the baby at the same time� Gina looked at the faces of some of the relief, many were close to tears, both Jim and June were popular members of staff, the younger members looked up to them as role models, were as those such as Tony and Reg they were like family to as they had known each other for so long.
�June is now out of theatre� Gina continued �they believe that the operation was successful, but they wont know till they wake her up this afternoon�
A large sigh of relief broke out across the room
�June and Jim are know the proud parents of a 3lb 3oz baby girl, which has been named Lucy Michelle. As you can imagine Lucy is very small and is currently in the Special Care Baby Unit at St Hugh�s but the doctors are extremely hopeful that both mother and daughter will make a full recovery�
Jim looked down at the tiny baby in the incubator in front of him; he placed his hand in and stroked the tiny-bonneted head of his daughter
�Hello Lucy, you have to be strong, your mummy wants to meet you, you are so beautiful� he wiped the tears from his eyes �I love you so much, please be strong Lucy�
�Mr Carver?� asked the Nurse who was now standing by his side
�Yes�
�Hi I�m Jen, I�m looking after your daughter, have you given her name�
�Yes, Lucy, Lucy Michelle�
�That�s pretty, how is your wife�
�She�s still sedated, they believe that everything went well, but it is just wait and see�
�That�s hopeful, feel free to come and go as you please, I will be around till 9:15 so if you have any questions please ask�
�Thanks a lot Jen� Jim smiled as Jen walked away, he looked back at
Lucy
�Just wait until your mum wakes up and finds you have a nurse looking after you who has bright red spiky hair, that will make her laugh�
Jim watched as the doctors brought June round from her sedation, she began to cough as they removed the ET tube from her mouth, she coughed a few more times before calling out Jim�s name he took hold of her hand
�I�m here June, I�m here�
�The baby?� she asked
�It�s ok she�s fine� Jim stroked her face �Lucy is in special care�
�I want to see her�
�As soon as possible I promise�
�Nice to see you are better Mrs Carver� Jen said as she opened Lucy�s incubator �Lucy has been waiting to have a cuddle with her mummy and daddy�
�She�s not the only one� replied June
�You ready to do this�
�Defiantly�
June took Lucy from her incubator and handed her to June �I�ll leave you got get to know each other�
�Thanks Jen�
Jim kissed June�s head as she cradled Lucy �I thought I was going to lose you both, don�t ever scare me like that again�
�I promise I will never do anything like that again�
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