90 Minutes in Heaven Page #2

to please draw

your favorite underwater animal.

- Can you do that?

- Yes.

Yes?

I can't.

I'm teaching a class.

Well, come anyway.

It's important.

That's good, Annie.

Mrs. Nell needs you

in the office right away.

I'll watch

your class for you.

Okay. Thank you.

Hi, kids.

We're gonna get you

to the hospital soon.

Can you tell me your name?

Now, you just stay with me.

Try to stay awake, okay?

Please, sit down.

Don's been in a wreck.

What?

A wreck?

What do

we got here?

Easy.

Airway looks clear.

We need to get two large

4-IVs in. Check in the airway.

I'm so sorry.

Thank you.

Have you heard anything? No, nothing.

Thank you.

Let's cut that right

sleeve. Both IVs in there.

And the BP cuff's

gotta go on there too.

Oxygen, PQ.

Mr. Piper.

Mr. Piper. We're gonna do all

we can to save you, Mr. Piper.

Don has been taken to the Huntsville

Memorial Hospital just off the 1-45.

He's conscious.

She should probably speak to

him now. It doesn't look good.

- Would you like to speak to Don?

- Yes, I would.

We don't let people speak to patients

unless it's a grave situation.

All right.

- Hello?

- He's unable to hold the phone himself,

so I'm gonna put it

up to his ear.

Don?

How are you?

I'm so sorry

that this happened.

It's not your fault.

I just wanted

to come home, Eva.

Please let me come home.

Please let me go home.

All right.

Thank you very much.

They're doing

an assessment.

Uh, what do you mean...

Uh, what is "assessment"?

They need to assess his injuries

and try to stabilize him.

There's a chance

that Don may move hospitals.

I'll take

the twins home with me,

so you don't need to worry

about the boys. Thank you.

Hey, I'm driving you

to the hospital.

No, no, that's...

You don't have to.

I will drive you.

Thank you.

Yeah.

He's deteriorating rapidly. I don't

think he's gonna survive the afternoon.

Put him in an ambulance

and take him to Houston.

This facility

isn't equipped.

Don't you think we should

helicopter him to Hermann?

No. Nobody's flying

in this weather.

As my condition was

deteriorating rapidly,

it was decided

to move me by ambulance

for the 80-mile trip back

to Houston's Hermann Hospital

which had

a much better trauma center.

Still, I kept wondering

why God had brought me back.

Ah, hey,

you gotta do something.

You gotta...

Medicine, plea... You

gotta give me some medicine.

- I've given you all I can.

- No, you gotta give me more.

Ma'am,

my name is Eva Piper.

Has my husband,

Donald Piper, arrived?

- He's in transit and should be here any moment.

- He's not here yet?

No. He'll be coming in from

over there when he does.

Don? Don? I'm here. They're

gonna take good care of you.

Listen to me.

It wasn't your fault.

You're gonna make it.

Ma'am, we've gotta go.

You're gonna make it.

We need you to fill out

these insurance forms.

Thank you.

I know, uh,

Don's date of birth.

I don't know his

social security number

or his insurance company.

I don't know the amount

of the deductible.

Don's always taken care of this. I don't

have the answers... It's okay. It's okay.

These are the easy questions for now.

All I know is that Don is

supposed to lead evening services.

He's meant

to preach tonight.

They already

have that covered.

I don't know

any of this.

Ma'am, I filled out

what I could,

but I don't... I don't have

his information.

I'll get it to you

tomorrow. That's okay.

We deal with this situation

every day. Thank you.

Oh.

It was heartwarming

to know Eva had the support of our

friends and fellow church members

in her hour of need.

Surgeon Kelly,

please report to Room 25.

It's been over an hour.

I can't stand the

tension of not knowing.

I'm gonna find out what's

happening. Eva, Eva.

I need answers.

Doctor?

May I help you?

I'm trying to find out what's going

on with my husband, Donald Piper.

No one's been out

to see you yet?

No, no one. I've heard

nothing. I'm so sorry.

I'm Tom Greider, the

orthopedic surgeon on this.

Um, come on and I'll

show you what's going on.

Your husband is

very badly injured.

We are doing everything

we can to save him.

See this?

It's not just broken.

It's shattered.

He's missing significant

amounts of bone structure,

muscle and skin.

That's his right knee.

And this is where the left

thigh bone, or femur, should be.

Should be?

Well, he's missing a

significant amount of bone.

Four and a half inches.

Also, it seems that he

has a cracked pelvis.

But, uh, we're just gonna let

that go for the time being,

'cause we have to deal with

these other injuries right away.

As you can see,

only this soft tissue at

the bottom part of his leg

is connecting his whole lower

left leg to the rest of his body.

Would you like

to see him?

Yes, I would.

Well, come on.

He won't respond to you.

He's heavily medicated.

We couldn't give him anything

until we'd finished our examination.

They're coming to take him

to surgery now.

God.

God help me.

Please help us.

I'm so scared.

You've always helped us.

Now, please...

please help us.

Please help us.

For I know the plans

they have for you.

Plans to prosper you.

And to not harm you.

To give you hope and a future.

Survival was going

to be difficult

because heaven

was so glorious.

Hi, Dad.

Okay.

Not good.

I don't know.

I don't know, Dad.

I'll see you tomorrow

with the kids.

I just spoke

to Don's parents.

They aren't getting here

until the day after tomorrow.

I love you too.

Bye.

The reason you haven't heard from us

is 'cause we worked on him all night.

- All night?

- Eleven and a half hours.

The good news is there's

no sign of brain damage

or internal injury.

We stabilized his left arm and

put his left leg in traction.

We're taking good care

of your husband, Eva.

He's gonna be okay.

Thank you, Doctor.

There are a lot of people

in the hospital chapel

praying for Don

right now.

How you doing?

Okay.

I don't want you

to think about this now, but

you should consider

hiring an attorney.

Enduring all

that I had to go through,

nobody put up

with more than Eva.

She would rise

every morning at 6:00,

rush to work

at the school

and afterwards

hurry back to my bedside,

where she stayed with me

every night.

It was the same stressful

routine day after day for her.

You're seriously injured.

We've done an MRI on you,

and it seems you've

escaped brain damage.

I hurt more than I believe

is humanly possible.

We can help you

manage that.

I just want relief.

I understand.

Your family's here

to see you.

The hardest thing to endure

was having my family,

especially my children,

seeing me

in this physical state.

Don?

It's okay, boys.

Say hi to your dad.

Nicole.

I love you, Daddy.

I love you, Dad. Love you.

I love you, Chris,

so much.

I have a Valentine's

Day dance coming up.

I'm very excited.

Although I don't know

if I have a Valentine.

Daddy will dance

with you.

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