CHAPTER 84

Her body now has to rest with the help of many machines in order to figure out how it's going to work with that missing part of her brain," she explained. My eyebrows came together as I listened to her.

"We did a test to determine brain stem death. As of now, she isn't brain dead, but she is in a coma," The doctor explained, looking between the stripper and I.

"As of now? So, what the f*ck are you saying? She could go brain dead any second of the goddamn day?" Shaking my head, I buried my hands into my hair. "What about the baby? It's dead, right?" I asked, trying not to show how much everything was hurting me to hear.

"Her body is still fully able to house a fetus. The baby is alive thanks to the CPR you began immediately. It helped keep her heart pumping for the baby. It's actually preferable to keep the baby inside of her until the baby is brought to term. When it is time, we will perform a C-section," she explained. Hope splurged inside of me at the sound of her words. My baby wa