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her entire chart and all

of Dr. Sponder's notes,

and the X-ray doesn't show anything.

Dr. Dorsi, she's in constant pain.

I mean, this little girl

has been throwing up for weeks.

She hasn't kept anything down.

Her little tummy's all bloated

and she's been on, well, Xifaxan,

she's been on Augmentin,

- four different antibiotics.

- Look, look, that's why

I'm ruling out anything that's bacterial.

I don't think it's viral.

Ms. Beam, I think your daughter

is lactose intolerant.

What?

- You think she's lactose intolerant?

- Christy.

- Like, allergic to milk?

- Ms. Beam.

Considering what y'all have been through,

I would think this is really good news. Huh?

This is easily treatable.

She can't have pizza?

It's not just pizza, sweetheart.

She can't have any dairy.

- She can have cheese-less pizza.

- Who would want that?

Well, um, if Anna can't have pizza,

then I won't have it either.

- Hmm.

- Well, Abbie, that's a great idea.

I'm in.

Me, too.

Ever?

We're not gonna have pizza ever?

Well, until Anna's better.

Well, my body's still growing.

- Wrong answer, genius.

- Abbie.

It's okay, Adelynn.

You're only six. No pressure.

All right, me, too.

- Look at that.

- Yeah, that was hard.

Let's hear it for you, ladybug.

Okay. Here's to you

gettin' well soon, sweetheart.

Mommy.

Mommy?

Mommy!

Mommy.

Kevin!

Mommy!

I'm coming!

- I'm coming, baby, I'm coming.

- Mommy.

I'm coming.

- Oh, no, Anna.

- Mommy, it hurts!

No. Kevin.

I'm coming. What is it?

- Come here, baby. No.

- Mommy, it hurts!

- What is it?

- It hurts, Mommy!

- I think we need to take her to the hospital.

- It hurts!

- I'm gonna call Emmy to come over.

- It's okay, baby.

I'm gonna call Emmy.

We're gonna get you some help.

Hold on, hold on. Okay.

Here we go. All right.

It's all right, honey. It's okay.

Come on. Okay. Okay.

- Okay.

- It hurts.

Open the door, honey.

There you go.

You're gonna be okay.

- Hey.

- Hey. How is she?

- I know. I know, baby.

- Thank you so much.

- Oh, God.

- Thank you.

You'd do it for me.

- All right, all right. Go, go, go.

- Thank you, my friend.

Here comes Mama.

Let me in, honey-baby.

Okay.

What do we got here?

- 36-year-old male...

- Just hang on.

- What do we got?

- Chest pains.

2201. 2201, please.

Thank you.

I'll be with you in just a minute.

Hello.

...blind by then, of course,

but they teach her to do it as well,

so Mary is just twisting.

They would have this...

It won't be long now.

Okay.

Mom and Dad, you can relax. She's fine.

We got her fever down

and she's starting to respond

to some anti-nausea medicine I gave her.

- You're good to take her home.

- Wait.

Anti-nausea medicine, but for what?

Well, I think this is just

a severe case of acid reflux.

It's not. No, it's not.

I examined her throat

and it's very raw, but other than that,

- everything is fine.

- Hold on a minute.

- Everything is not fine, Doctor.

- Okay.

Maybe we can have

this conversation outside.

We can do that.

Doctor, this is our fourth time here.

This isn't acid reflux.

Her throat's raw 'cause she's been

throwing up for weeks.

Well, Mom, I'm the doctor,

and that's my diagnosis.

So, if you'll excuse me,

I have other patients I need to see.

Excuse me, this is not acid reflux.

She's not lactose intolerant.

There's something wrong with our little girl.

Mrs. Beam, you need to calm down.

No, you calm down!

You find me another doctor,

you run some more tests!

I'm not leavin' this hospital

until I know what's wrong with my daughter!

Okay.

Listen, let's make sure she's okay.

Mr. and Mrs. Beam, um, this is Dr. Burgi.

He's head of our Pediatrics.

Dr. O'Neil to the ER, please.

Dr. O'Neil to the ER.

So, uh, we did a series of X-rays

and a sonogram,

and I'm sorry to tell you

that there appears to be

100% complete abdominal obstruction.

What is that?

Part of her, uh, intestines are twisted off.

Please.

So, I can tell you, emphatically,

that if we don't clear

that obstruction right now,

your daughter's gonna die.

We're gonna need to take her right now.

I'm sorry.

- Okay, let's go.

- I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry.

Okay.

BP 110/70.

Okay,

all the fluids are ready.

- Can you check the suction?

- Right. Suction's good.

Will you get me

the Tegaderm, please?

It's standing by.

Mr. Beam, will you step back?

Okay. Thank you.

Okay.

We'll need to insert this tube

into Annabel's nose

and then run it down into her stomach

to begin suctioning, okay?

So, Mrs. Beam, if you could step back.

- Mommy.

- Mr. Beam, if you could come

and hold her down

and help her keep her still,

that will make it easier, okay?

Sir, it's imperative

that we do this now, okay?

Okay. Okay. Okay.

Before we can give her

any anesthesia, all right?

- It's me.

- All right, sweetheart, here we go.

I'm right here with you, okay?

Baby, it's gonna be okay.

This is gonna make you...

It's gonna make you feel better, okay?

Okay, don't be scared, okay?

- You need to swallow, sweetheart.

- Daddy!

- Daddy, it hurts!

- You need to swallow, sweetheart.

- Baby.

- There you go. There you go.

Baby, it's okay.

It's gonna make you feel better, okay?

All right, all right. Okay, all right.

- It's gonna make you feel better.

- All done.

All done.

What bird turns into other birds?

- The tiny blue one.

- The blue one.

Are you talking about

the one that launches...

- Yeah.

- ...and you click it and three come out?

- Okay.

- Yeah, it's that tiny little one.

What level are you on?

Oh, uh, Chirp Valley.

I've been stuck on this King Pig Boss

for quite a while.

That's not very good, Pastor Scott.

- No.

- Mr. and Mrs. Beam.

Mr. and Mrs. Beam.

Hi.

We're praying for you.

Give me your hands, little one.

Heavenly Father,

we pray for the health and well-being

of Anna Beam and the entire Beam family,

especially these two...

Uh, so, Anna is okay.

Uh, she's in recovery.

But my findings weren't good.

Um, there were other obstructions

in the small bowel

that required extensive, um, dissection

to free them.

You... You cleared 'em all out, though, right?

I did. I did.

- But?

- Um...

Unfortunately, um, I'm afraid

that Annabel appears to have

a very severe intestinal motility disorder.

Are... Are you sure?

Yeah.

What is that, Kevin?

It's when her, um...

Her body can't process food.

Since the, um...

The intestines aren't able

to function properly,

what she eats and drinks tends to sit there.

But she'll be all right now, right?

I mean, she's sick,

but she'll get better, right?

There's no cure, is there?

Um, I'm sorry to say that presently there isn't.

So, is she restricted to tubal feeding?

In the short term.

Eventually she'll need a gastrostomy tube,

which aren't always successful

in the long term.

I did talk with my colleagues,

and there is a specialist, Samuel Nurko.

He's the country's foremost motility expert.

He's a pediatrician from Mexico

who's based out of Boston.

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