CHAPTER 9 — When Death Takes Someone's Hand

"Noona, now, how much time do Mom and Dad have left to live?" Yinjun asked in his hoarse voice.

"We've been here for a long time. Maybe it's only a matter of minutes," said Dalmi. Her words made Yinjun and Changyi cry again.

— It was a while before Jingmi and Yoora's heart rhythm disappeared —

An autodoor model door in the form of a sliding door opens, and then displays two men with heights of 1.81 m and 1.85 m, respectively, complete with white robes attached to their bodies. One of these handsome men is a famous Chief Surgeon in South Korea with triple board certification. Because of the expertise he has so far, Kim Seun Tak is nicknamed the 'Hand of God'. While one other man, namely Cha Min Young, is a Thoracic Surgeon who has a 'Golden Hand'.

Young Min, who is familiarly called Professor Cha, is known for his charm as a doctor who is very reliable in dealing with patients with difficult cases. Not only smart, but he is also adept at performing risky operations. Young Min's appearance always looks neat in the suit he wears. This makes Young Min the center of attention wherever he is. Meanwhile, Kim Seun Tak is known as a surgeon who almost never fails when it comes to saving his patients.

At that time, simultaneously, Seun Tak and Young Min came out of one of the action rooms. They intend to meet with Zhuyang as the family of Jingmi and Yoora. Seun Tak and Young Min would like to share the latest news regarding Jingmi and Yoora's condition with Zhuyang and his siblings. "Can I speak to the families of Mr. Jingmi and Mrs. Yoora?" Seun Tak asks as he and Young Min come face to face with Zhuyang, Dalmi, and their little brother.

"Of course. I am Zhuyang their first child. While beside me these are my siblings," Zhuyang replied as he turned to Dalmi, Yinjun, and Changyi. "What's wrong Doctor? Did something happen to my parents?" he asked Seun Tak and Young Min repeatedly. Zhuyang also looked at them alternately with a feeling of nervousness but also curiosity.

Seun Tak and Young Min looked at each other before they answered and gave understanding to Zhuyang and his siblings. "Previously, we have done some actions on Mr. Jingmi and Mrs. Yoora. We stabilized their neck to spine with neck braces and spinal supports. In addition, we have also carried out supporting treatment to stop the bleeding from their heads. Of course we also give your parents medicine by injection and intravenous fluids to prevent hypovolemic shock due to bleeding," replied Seun Tak in such detail that his speech could be easily understood by Zhuyang and his siblings.

"But the thing I need to say here is that it turned out that the accident that your parents had experienced caused the blood vessels in their heart to be disturbed and damaged due to the severe impact they received. In addition, the results of their CT Scan also showed that there were bruises on the their brains and accompanied by bleeding in the brain. Of course all these things can endanger the safety of Mr. Jingmi and Mrs. Yoora," said the man who was dubbed the 'Hand of God'. Because an operation that is impossible to do in general terms, it was successfully completed by Kim Seun Tak — a man who calls himself a romantic doctor.

Seun Tak's explanation broke the hearts of Zhuyang, Dalmi, and their two younger brothers. Worries and sadness were clearly etched on their faces to the look of their eyes. This can be proven through their eyebrows that are pulled in and up, then under their eyebrows a triangle is formed with the inner corners raised and the corners of the lips pulled down. In addition, their jaws are also raised and their lower lips are pouting. This emotion was the most difficult expression for them to fake.

"But you don't need to worry. Because we will take surgery to treat heart problems and blood vessels that were damaged due to a severe impact during an accident. In addition, this operation is also to treat bruises and bleeding in your parents' brains. Remove the damaged part of the blood vessel and replace it with synthetic material. If later we find a leak in the heart valve, we will perform heart valve replacement surgery as well, "said Young Min. "After your parents' condition returns to normal, they must take medication for life to lower blood pressure and maintain the stability of their blood pressure," he continued in more detail.

"Then we will also perform a Craniotomy surgery procedure, which is an operation by opening the skull bone. There are several procedures that will be carried out in this procedure. We will make a hole in the patient's skull bone to provide access to the brain. After that, we will remove the blood clot which may form and repair the damaged blood vessels in the patient's brain. After the bleeding in the patient's brain has stopped, the pieces of the patient's skull will be placed back in their original position and reattached with special nuts," said the grandson of Jingsan hospital owner, Kim Seun Tak. "Therefore, we expect more support and prayers for the operation of the patient today." Seun Tak looked at Zhuyang and his brother.

"Doctor, may I know what are the chances of recovery from a patient with a severe head injury like my parents?" Zhuyang asked in a trembling voice.

"The chance of recovery from a patient with a severe head injury really depends on the treatment given. If this condition is treated quickly, the chances of recovery will also be higher," Young min answered straightforwardly.

"Okay. I agree with the surgery that will be performed by the Doctor. Please, do your best for my mom and dad," replied Zhuyang. He and his siblings looked at Seun Tak and Young Min expectantly.

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Unfortunately, before Seun Tak and Young Min had surgery performed, Jingmi and Yoora's condition suddenly declined. When that happened, the two doctors immediately conducted an examination on Jingmi and Yoora. They checked body temperature, pupils of the eyes, and Jingmi and Yoora's reactions to light. After that, Seun Tak and Young Min also checked their breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and blood oxygen levels.

However, all the actions taken by Seun Tak and Young Min didn't show good results. Jingmi and his wife went into cardiac arrest. In this condition, Jingmi and Yoora didn't give any response including responses in the form of sound, touch, and pain. Beside that, there was no normal breathing from Jingmi and his wife. Seun Tak and Young Min couldn't feel the pulse in their great arteries.

Realizing this emergency situation, immediately, Professor Cha and his colleagues conducted a follow-up examination on Jingmi and Yoora. Young Min and Seun Tak detect their condition quickly through Electrocardiography or EKG. At that time, through the EKG images, they saw Jingmi and Yoora's heart rhythms were irregular. Their heart rate couldn't even be counted.

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The oxygen saturation monitor beeps. Then there is no longer visible electrical activity from the heart rhythm of Jingmi and Yoora. What they can see on the electrocardiogram at that time is just a straight and flat line. This situation can of course threaten the lives of Jingmi and Yoora.

But Young Min and Seun Tak don't want to give up. Finally, they perform resuscitation in cardiac arrest which includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR. This is done to reopen a narrowed or completely closed airway by performing several massage techniques or pressing on Jingmi and Yoora's chest.

Realizing that the CPR action that was carried out also didn't produce results, Young Min and Seun Tak immediately defibrillated Jingmi and Yoora. This is a procedure that delivers a transthoracic electric current to a patient who is in cardiac arrest. This procedure is the right way to restore the normality of Jingmi and Yoora's heart. This defibrillation is carried out simultaneously with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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After a while Young Min and Seun Tak went through Defibrillation and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Jingmi and Yoora died. Their deaths were never an easy conversation. However, it is one of the things that Seun Tak and Young Min have to deal with as doctors. Even until the end, these handsome doctors continued to perform CPR on Jingmi and Yoora, until finally the entire team on duty was no longer able to continue it.

Kim Seun Tak, Cha Young Min, and all their colleagues watched the heart rate monitor screen showing nothing. No more beating hearts from Jingmi and Yoora. Next, Seun Tak announces the time of their death while Young Min covers their bodies with a piece of cloth. After that, Seun Tak from the action room to meet with Zhuyang, Dalmi, and their two brothers to report this.

When Seun Tak exits the action room, Young Min stays by Jingmi and Yoora's side even though everyone has rushed over to the next case. Before long, Zhuyang and his siblings walked into the action room and approached the bodies of their parents. In there, Zhuyang, Dalmi, Yinjun, and Changyi couldn't hold back their tears anymore.

"No.. No.. No way.. Mom and Dad died. This is not true!" Changyi screamed and cried hysterically in Zhuyang's arms. The same thing happened to Yinjun when he was hugged by Dalmi. While Changyi and Yinjun were crying loudly, Zhuyang and Dalmi were crying silently. Their cries were agonizing tormented cries.

"When people we love die, then the hardest part of life is not letting go of those we have lost, but finding the strength and courage to move on without them," Dalmi said from her heart.

"Missing those who walk towards heaven and be in heaven is a different kind of heartache. I wish heaven had a visiting hour," Zhuyang said from deep in his heart when he saw the corpses of his parents.

"Mom, Dad, you left us fond memories. Your love is still our guide. And even though we can't see Mom and Dad anymore, the two of you are always by our side," Yinjun said in a stuttering voice.

"When death finally takes my hand, I will hug the four of you with the others, and I promise to find you in every life," Yoora replied from another place as she saw Zhuyang, Dalmi, Yinjun, and Changyi crying while hugging each other.

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