METEOR STORM by Capps David

Author:Capps, David [Capps, David]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Clearwater Valley Press LLC
Published: 2015-01-04T16:00:00+00:00

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The servers were the last pieces of equipment to arrive. We paid extra to have them assembled and air freighted to Denver. The computer techs were busy running cables and downloading everything from John’s offsite secure backup storage. Once the website was back online, Tia and I returned to the cabin and started work on the second firewall. The computer techs would now have to use two usernames and two passwords, since the two firewalls operated independently of one another. Keeping the usernames and passwords different between the two firewalls made the system more secure.

We were just about finished with the second firewall when Ed came running into the communications room.

“John’s back!”

We bolted from our chairs and ran upstairs. A nurse in flower-print scrubs was helping John in the front door. She was short and cute with close-cropped black hair. John was still wearing the neck brace, but he was standing and walking slowly into the great room.

“John, this is a miracle!” Tia said.

John smiled, “Miracles come in all sorts of ways. What you see is the result of unconventional medical treatment.”

“What do you mean, unconventional?” Tia asked.

“Most damage to the spinal column is caused by the lack of oxygen, a natural result of inflammation. I just spent the last two days in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber with high dose vitamin C IVs. The swelling disappeared within six hours due to the vitamin C, and the hyperbaric oxygen brought the damaged tissue back to life.”

“So you’re going to be okay?” Tia asked.

“Yeah,” John said, “I’ll be fine. I’m just a bit wobbly right now, and I need to rest.”

“And the nurse?” Tia asked.

“This is Nancy,” John said “She’ll be staying with us from this point on. She’ll be part of our medical team, once we move into the cave. I’ll also be continuing the Vitamin C IVs for a while.”

“And your neck?” Tia asked.

“Healing,” John said. “The vitamin C is accelerating the process.”

“I didn’t know anything could do that,” Tia said.

John smiled. “Conventional medicine is only about fifty years behind the curve. Fortunately, there are some innovative physicians around who have the courage to go beyond what they learned in medical school.” John looked over at me. “How’s the new firewall coming?”

“Almost done,” I said. “We’ll be installing it late this afternoon.”

“Excellent,” John said, “I need to rest now, so if you don’t mind…”

We watched as Nancy helped him across the great room and into his personal section of the cabin. Tia and I headed back down into the communications room to finish the second firewall for the website.

Later that afternoon we rode down to Denver and installed the second firewall in the media center. The computer techs didn’t seem to mind having to login twice, considering the added security the system provided.

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