Chapter 486

Doctor Barry had to tell the patient and her family what he had to do. He had to seal all the fissures on her cranium, before they exposed the brain. If that happened, he would have no choice but to place a metal plate in her head.

He stood at the end of the bed so Patricia could see him. Stephano was holding her right hand, William her left; and Jemma was standing by her side, holding junior.

The doctor spoke directly to Patty, because minutes counted.

"Mrs. Valentino, you have deep fissures in your cranium that have spread, since you have fallen. They have gotten progressively deeper and longer, and are threatening to expose your brain. While this is not life threatening, it poses a great danger to your mental acuity, because of its location. We need your permission to operate. The operation is fairly simple, as long as we get to it now.

It is like putting a patch on concrete and letting it set. When it does, we smooth it out, and place the skin over t