Home Again by Rachel Hanna

Author:Rachel Hanna [Hanna, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rachel Hanna
Published: 2017-10-13T18:30:00+00:00

Emmy sat nervously in the chair. Her mother, on the other hand, sat beside her without a care in the world, reading some trashy magazine while smacking her chewing gum.

“Mother, could you please stop cracking that gum?”

“Could you please stop correcting me?” Pauline said without looking up. “Good Lord, would you look at her butt? That has to be fake. God don’t make butts that shape…” She held out the magazine to Emmy.

“Stop it! Aren’t you the slightest bit anxious to hear what Dr. Gaines has to say about your bloodwork?”

“Nah. I’ve had more blood drawn over my life than ten people combined. No big whoop,” she said, looking back down at her magazine.

“Well, I wish I could be as anxiety free as you are.”

“Emmy, you’ve never been anxiety free a day in your life. You came out of my loins all wound up tighter than a ball of yarn.”

“Thanks a lot for that visual image, Mom.”

“Hello, ladies,” Dr. Gaines said as he walked into his office. “Sorry to keep you waiting.”

“Doctors always keep you waiting, mainly because they’re usually arrogant people in general,” Pauline said flippantly before tossing her magazine on the side table.

“Mom!”

“It’s okay, Emmy. Your Mom and I go way back,” he said with a smile.

“Apologize,” Emmy said under her breath.

“Apologize for what? The doc here knows I was just messing around. Right, Doc?”

“Of course,” he said, shooting a grin at Emmy. “I have your blood test results.”

“Am I pregnant?”

Emmy put her head in her hands. “Do you see what I’m dealing with here?”

“I understand, Emmy. And it’s okay. Your mother has always had her own particular sense of humor. Anyway, Miss Pauline, you have one smart daughter here. She was totally right about your B12 levels. They are incredibly low. Have you been feeling tired lately?”

“I’m old, Doc. Of course I feel tired.”

“What about pins and needles in your hands or feet? Any of that?”

“Sometimes.”

“Well, what we’re going to do today is start you on some B12 shots. You will come in regularly for shots and then we’ll reassess in a few weeks to see what your levels are, okay?”

“Sounds like a plan,” Pauline said before digging through her purse for another piece of gum. “Say, Doc, do you happen to have any gum?”

Dr. Gaines smiled. “Why don’t you go talk to Kathleen at the front desk. I think she has some treats we give the younger kids.”

Pauline grabbed her purse and left the room in search of more gum.

“Sorry about her. She can be a bit…”

“It’s okay, Emmy. Your mother has been seeing me for a good ten years. I know her personality well.”

“So do you think these shots might help her forgetfulness?”

Dr. Gaines sighed and sat back against his brown leather chair. “Maybe. I’ve been doing some research, and I want to try a regimen that has helped others with dementia symptoms. But don’t get your hopes up just in case it doesn’t work out, okay?”

“Any hope is a good thing right now. I really appreciate you testing her.

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