"You must be mentally prepared, stay with your son while the operating room is being prepared, and give him all the love you can." Foreman did not like operating on children, because the emotional burden was always greater than when the patient was an adult.
But as a professional, he could not confess this kind of thought, especially with the parents present.
And when Foreman finally left the room, he took a deep breath and, seeing Cameron talking with House, approached to ask, "Where is Elion?"
"He said he was going to the bathroom."
Foreman, remembering Elion's abnormal condition, went to check on him.
…
"Argh…" Elion, sitting on the toilet with the lid down, was enduring the pain in his head as silently as he could.
At that moment, it felt as if his head were about to explode.
The skin of his body turned abnormally cold, and the sweat running down his forehead was excessive.
Elion, immersed in the crisis, felt as if his skin were being bitten by thousands of ants, and the intense pain seemed to tell him that he was about to die.
But the watch on his wrist told him that this was not his end, because he still had time.
However, even if he had days left to live, that did not mean his symptoms had improved. To be out of danger, Elion needed years of lifespan and to be basically far from death. Otherwise, he would only suffer the effects of his tumor and have to endure them until they passed.
"Damn it…" Elion clenched his fists tightly, and memories of when he was sick flooded his mind.
The suffering that seemed endless ceased when, among all those bad memories, the figures of his parents appeared in Elion's mind.
"My boy, does it hurt a lot? Don't give up, you're strong…"
"Hang in there, champion, soon everything will be over…"
"We will always be here, in your heart, no matter what time or place you need us, just remember us."
Elion, who suddenly opened his eyes, murmured, "Yes, Dad, Mom, I will always remember you."
At that moment, footsteps were heard outside the bathroom, and Elion, who seemed to have recovered, came out and went to wash his hands.
"A panic attack?" Foreman, not understanding Elion's situation, said the first thing he thought was happening to the intern.
"Yes…"
"Sorry for putting that pressure on you, I thought it would be good." Foreman thought that he had unconsciously put Elion in trouble.
Elion shook his head and said, "No, I really appreciate it, I was just afraid of making a mistake."
"That always goes through our minds, but what we must always think is that if we doubt ourselves, our patient will never heal."
"So, will you accompany me to young Dan's surgery?" Foreman asked with a friendly smile.
"Are you sure?" Elion imagined that somehow he would fall out of favor with his superiors; he never imagined he would be accepted in this way.
"Yes, it will be good for you."
"Then consider it done." Elion, although he felt unwell, would not let that stop him from seeing an operation at this level, so he accepted immediately.
…
In the operating room, Foreman, in command of the operation, looked at Elion, who had recovered.
Shortly after, Dan, under general anesthesia, was brought into the operating room.
In addition to Foreman and Elion, several other nurses were assisting.
Everyone participated in the operation. Elion, on the other hand, stayed to the side observing the surgery, answering some of the questions that Foreman asked him from time to time.
When they reached the craniotomy stage, Foreman looked at Elion and called him over to his side.
They stated that it was easier to learn the techniques from a closer position.
The real intention was to allow Elion to experience up close the impact of a craniotomy.
With the roar of the electric drill, fine fragments of bone, similar to wood splinters produced when drilling wood, continuously emerged from the edge of the hole.
From the fissure came fine threads of a mixed liquid, red and white in color.
Foreman looked back at Elion again and, seeing him a little calmer this time, said, "With time, it will be much easier to witness scenes like this."
"Yes, I know that."
Elion watched as Foreman's movements never stopped; it was as if he knew exactly what to do at every moment without hesitating for even a second.
At this level of surgery, Elion did hesitate when he considered that the life in his hands was in danger.
Of course, once again, he lacked experience, and he thought he would solve that if he managed to get a job at the Continental Hotel in the city.
"[Congratulations, you have significantly influenced another person's life, and they are now out of the clutches of death.]"
[Reward]: Four days and five hours.
[Lifespan]: Twenty-seven days and five hours.