Life Support
“Come on, try and touch it."He raised his arm. It wobbled in midair, like a dancing cobra.The phone rang. Maudeen reached for the receiver.Angus Parmenter's arm began to twitch, a violently rhythmic shaking that rattled the gurney."What's he doing?" said Val. "Is he having a seizure?""Angus!" Toby grasped the man's face and stared straight at him. He wasn't looking at her, he was gazing at his own arm."Can you talk, Angus?""There it goes again," he said."What? You mean the shaking?""That hand�whose hand is that?""It'syour hand."The shaking suddenly ceased. The arm flopped down like a deadweight onto the gurney. Angus closed his eyes. "There now," he said. "All better.""Toby?" It was Maudeen, turning from the telephone. "There's a Dr. Wallenberg on the line. He wants to talk to you."Toby took the receiver. "Dr. Wallenberg? This is Toby Harper. I'm the ER doctor on duty tonight.""You have my patient there.""You mean Mr. Parmenter?""I just got beeped about the ambulance transfer. What hap...pened?""He was found confused at home.MoreLess
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