Joan has been on both sides of the ER waiting room experience, both as a doctor coming to update a family in good and bad situations, and as someone waiting to hear news and praying it isn't bad. She's sitting with Beard beside her and Rebecca up and pacing. She can't help but play through the possible scenarios that might be going on behind those doors, from simple tests to complex surgeries, from Ted resting to Ted coding.
"Joan?"
She looks up to see a doctor looking around the waiting room. Joan rises.
"I'm Joan."
The woman comes over, and Beard and Rebecca stand on either side of Joan.
"Mr. Lasso is stable," she says. "He has a concussion and a number of fractures, but there's no serious bleeding."
Joan sighs with relief, her body relaxing. "Can I see him?"
"You can. Follow me."
The three of them follow the doctor, through hallways lined with rooms of seriously injured and sick people. When they get to Ted's room, Joan pauses at the doorway, her breath catching in her throat.
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Date: 2021-07-04 08:04 pm (UTC)"Joan?"
She looks up to see a doctor looking around the waiting room. Joan rises.
"I'm Joan."
The woman comes over, and Beard and Rebecca stand on either side of Joan.
"Mr. Lasso is stable," she says. "He has a concussion and a number of fractures, but there's no serious bleeding."
Joan sighs with relief, her body relaxing. "Can I see him?"
"You can. Follow me."
The three of them follow the doctor, through hallways lined with rooms of seriously injured and sick people. When they get to Ted's room, Joan pauses at the doorway, her breath catching in her throat.
"Hey," she says softly.