Ross resolved to put the mess with Harton out of his mind while he was in LV.
Ross's wakeup call awakened him at one pm. He had a light lunch, and then proceeded to go to a five dollar slot machine, and immediately won "Fifty G's" ($50,000)
Such a win got Ross off to a good start. He put $40,000 in the hotel safe, with the tax form, and then proceeded to whip back and forth between horses, and dice.
At 4pm he got tired again. Ross went upstairs, and took another nap, setting an alarm for 7 pm to have dinner.
Ross rang Kayley's cell phone, assured her that he was okay, and went to sleep for three hours.
When Ross awakened, he showered, had dinner at a Japanese steakhouse, and then went to the horses for a bit. Finally he went back to the dollar slots, and lost back almost ten grand of the fifty grand he won.
By midnight, Ross was beat. He went upstairs, and went to sleep.
Around 6 am, Ross's phone rang. It was Kayley. "My stomach hurts, so I stayed home. I might have a bit of a virus. You dont have to come home. Stay the full three days, and come home in three days from now. Just clear your mind" Kayley said.
"I'm sorry you're sick, Babe. I hope you feel better. If you want me to come home tomorrow, or on the Red Eye tonight, let me know" Ross said.
After the news of Kayley being sick, Ross was in a concerned and sour mood. His gambling was down, down, down all day. By the time bedtime arrived that night, Ross had lost back twenty grand, about half of his winnings.
Ross decided to go home on the Red Eye the next night. He called Kayley, and she said she had eaten bland all day, and was feeling better.
"You can come home either tomorrow morning, or tomorrow night, your choice. I'm okay, it was probably a 24 hour virus" Kayley said.
"I will let you know" Ross said.
Ross won back $5000 that day, so he was on the upswing.
Ross decided to do a compromise, and make a noon flight the following day, which would get him into New York at about 8 pm New York time.
Ross had a seafood buffet dinner, his favorite thing in LV
After a bit of gambling, Ross did an incredibly unwise thing.
Ross was tired.
He went up to the room, got undressed, and fell asleep without taking his meds.
About midnight, Ross woke up with the shakes.
Ross could not figure out what had come over him. He had calmed down since he got to LV. Ross had business out of his mind. Tom the attorney was dealing with Harton, the oil shows were not that bad, and Ross was ahead in Vegas.
Ross did not do anything, and he did not say a word.
Ross took his meds, and drifted off back to sleep.
In the middle of the night, he woke up feeling horrible.
Ross did not want to scare Kayley 2500 miles away.
For safety's sake, he decided to take an Uber to a nearby hospital.
While on the 12 hours wait in the ER, Ross explained to the Drs and nurses on duty what had happened. Ross mentioned that he had Epilepsy, was very tired, had fallen asleep within taking his meds, awakened with the shakes, and decided to come to the hospital.
The medical personnel gave Ross a through examination. His BP was somewhat high. Ross explained that in addition to Epilepsy. he had high BP
The Doctors decided that for safety's sake, even though Ross did not seem that sick, they wanted to keep him for 24 hours observation, and that even if he felt better, they did not want him to fly until the end of the second day.
Ross was wheeled to his room, undressed, given a hospital gown, and then had to make the call he dreaded most, to Kayley.
"Your voice sounds terrible. I know that something's wrong. What happened?" Kayley said.
Ross sighed. "Your moron husband was so tired that I fell asleep without taking my meds. A very unwise move. I woke up with the uncontrollable shakes. After that I passed out for a minute. I came here to the ER. They examined me, and are keeping me for 24 to 48 hours. I will be home in a few days. Even when they let me out of here, they dont want me to fly for at least 24 or more hours after I get out. They will do what they have to ,. I will go back to the hotel, and rest for 24 hours" Ross said.
"Do you want me to come out there?" Kayley asked.
"As my grandfather would have said. "What for? To sit by my bedside and worry. It was my fault for falling asleep without taking my meds. I gave them a list of my meds, and they are going to give me doses, and want to see how I react with my symptoms. I will keep you closely posted. Just think of it, if I die, you will be a very , very rich woman" Ross said in a comic tone of voice.
Kayley's voice started cracking. "That is not funny. Get out of there, and come home to me!" Kayley said.,
Ross dialed the numbers of his neurologists in New York.
"This is Ross C , could you please tell Doctors G and K that I fell asleep and accidently had not taken my calming and sleep meds. I awakened in the middle of the night with the uncontrollable shakes. I came to the ER at a Las Vegas hospital, where I am. They said I had a mild seizure. I'm going to be here for another 24 hours. This is the number in case the Doctors want to call the ER Doctors or staff" Ross said.
Ross was moved to a regular room for what turned out to be two nights. He did not want to tell the office exactly what had happened, so he fibbed and told Victor that he had experienced severe migraines, had to go to the ER and could not fly.
Ross stayed in the hospital for two nights, being given seizure and migraine meds, and sleeping a lot.
He was able to leave early morning on the third day, and was told he could fly the following day if he had no other symptoms.
When Ross went back to the hotel, he rested, ate light, did light gambling, and spent time in the health club.
When Ross called Kayley that evening, he tried to calm her down. "I'm out of the hospital. They said I can fly tomorrow if nothing else happens. I ate a bit, and gambled a bit. I will hope for no more symptoms. Tomorrow if all is stable I will come home, get into bed, and not think about Tom, Charles Harton, or the office. While it was my own fuck up for falling asleep without taking my meds that caused me to end up in the hospital, I know that it was the obsession with Harton that caused me to get so upset that set this off. As a friend of mine said to me, Tom is a shark lawyer. I will let Tom deal with this, recover, go back to the office, and go about life. " Ross said.
"That's a good idea" Kayley said.,
Ross checked out of the hotel the next morning, got on a noon flight to JFK the next day, landed in JFK at 730, and got home at 830.
When Kayley saw Ross, she did not know whether to kiss him or strangle him.
"I'm relieved you're home. How the Hell could that have happened?" Kayley said.
Ross sighed, went into the bedroom, threw down his case, and undressed.
"If you're relieved, then please dont berate me and give me the third degree. It was an accident that I dozed off without taking my meds. When do you ever know me to do that?" Ross said.
"Do you remember what happened when you did that when Shelley had Cancer, and you were staying with her? You almost died" Kayley said.
Ross sighed. "That was over a decade ago, Kayley Ann. They did not even know that I had Epilepsy then. Will you please stop it with that, and let me live it down. I pride myself on trying to take care of my Epilepsy in spite of my condition. I would like to go to sleep. If all you are going to do is berate me, then I will go sleep in the den, and lock the door! Are you going to be supportive, or bitch me out?" Ross clipped.
"Get undressed, and sleep here. I'm going to be supportive. I am relieved that you are home" Kayley said.
Ross, happy to be home, took his meds, and drifted off to sleep.
After that incident, and ending up in the ER and Hospital in Vegas, Ross just needed to chill.
The next morning, Ross called the office, told them that he had been sick in Vegas, come home from Vegas sick, and would not be in for a few days.
"I'm getting you a nurse guard, and will be home by 4" Kayley said.
Kayley called the visiting nurse company.
"This one had a seizure and ended up in the ER for a few days while he was out in Vegas. He can order food, but otherwise, he needs to rest" Kayley said.
"Of course, Kayley, I wil make sure he stays home and as close to the bed as possible.
With Kayley at work, and the nurse quietly watching Ross, what had happened was hitting him.
Why did Ross have the seizure and end up in the ER and the hospital? Was it merely from forgetting to take his meds, and falling asleep? Was something else wrong that would cause this incident to drag out?
That would all be seen.
Ross's wakeup call awakened him at one pm. He had a light lunch, and then proceeded to go to a five dollar slot machine, and immediately won "Fifty G's" ($50,000)
Such a win got Ross off to a good start. He put $40,000 in the hotel safe, with the tax form, and then proceeded to whip back and forth between horses, and dice.
At 4pm he got tired again. Ross went upstairs, and took another nap, setting an alarm for 7 pm to have dinner.
Ross rang Kayley's cell phone, assured her that he was okay, and went to sleep for three hours.
When Ross awakened, he showered, had dinner at a Japanese steakhouse, and then went to the horses for a bit. Finally he went back to the dollar slots, and lost back almost ten grand of the fifty grand he won.
By midnight, Ross was beat. He went upstairs, and went to sleep.
Around 6 am, Ross's phone rang. It was Kayley. "My stomach hurts, so I stayed home. I might have a bit of a virus. You dont have to come home. Stay the full three days, and come home in three days from now. Just clear your mind" Kayley said.
"I'm sorry you're sick, Babe. I hope you feel better. If you want me to come home tomorrow, or on the Red Eye tonight, let me know" Ross said.
After the news of Kayley being sick, Ross was in a concerned and sour mood. His gambling was down, down, down all day. By the time bedtime arrived that night, Ross had lost back twenty grand, about half of his winnings.
Ross decided to go home on the Red Eye the next night. He called Kayley, and she said she had eaten bland all day, and was feeling better.
"You can come home either tomorrow morning, or tomorrow night, your choice. I'm okay, it was probably a 24 hour virus" Kayley said.
"I will let you know" Ross said.
Ross won back $5000 that day, so he was on the upswing.
Ross decided to do a compromise, and make a noon flight the following day, which would get him into New York at about 8 pm New York time.
Ross had a seafood buffet dinner, his favorite thing in LV
After a bit of gambling, Ross did an incredibly unwise thing.
Ross was tired.
He went up to the room, got undressed, and fell asleep without taking his meds.
About midnight, Ross woke up with the shakes.
Ross could not figure out what had come over him. He had calmed down since he got to LV. Ross had business out of his mind. Tom the attorney was dealing with Harton, the oil shows were not that bad, and Ross was ahead in Vegas.
Ross did not do anything, and he did not say a word.
Ross took his meds, and drifted off back to sleep.
In the middle of the night, he woke up feeling horrible.
Ross did not want to scare Kayley 2500 miles away.
For safety's sake, he decided to take an Uber to a nearby hospital.
While on the 12 hours wait in the ER, Ross explained to the Drs and nurses on duty what had happened. Ross mentioned that he had Epilepsy, was very tired, had fallen asleep within taking his meds, awakened with the shakes, and decided to come to the hospital.
The medical personnel gave Ross a through examination. His BP was somewhat high. Ross explained that in addition to Epilepsy. he had high BP
The Doctors decided that for safety's sake, even though Ross did not seem that sick, they wanted to keep him for 24 hours observation, and that even if he felt better, they did not want him to fly until the end of the second day.
Ross was wheeled to his room, undressed, given a hospital gown, and then had to make the call he dreaded most, to Kayley.
"Your voice sounds terrible. I know that something's wrong. What happened?" Kayley said.
Ross sighed. "Your moron husband was so tired that I fell asleep without taking my meds. A very unwise move. I woke up with the uncontrollable shakes. After that I passed out for a minute. I came here to the ER. They examined me, and are keeping me for 24 to 48 hours. I will be home in a few days. Even when they let me out of here, they dont want me to fly for at least 24 or more hours after I get out. They will do what they have to ,. I will go back to the hotel, and rest for 24 hours" Ross said.
"Do you want me to come out there?" Kayley asked.
"As my grandfather would have said. "What for? To sit by my bedside and worry. It was my fault for falling asleep without taking my meds. I gave them a list of my meds, and they are going to give me doses, and want to see how I react with my symptoms. I will keep you closely posted. Just think of it, if I die, you will be a very , very rich woman" Ross said in a comic tone of voice.
Kayley's voice started cracking. "That is not funny. Get out of there, and come home to me!" Kayley said.,
Ross dialed the numbers of his neurologists in New York.
"This is Ross C , could you please tell Doctors G and K that I fell asleep and accidently had not taken my calming and sleep meds. I awakened in the middle of the night with the uncontrollable shakes. I came to the ER at a Las Vegas hospital, where I am. They said I had a mild seizure. I'm going to be here for another 24 hours. This is the number in case the Doctors want to call the ER Doctors or staff" Ross said.
Ross was moved to a regular room for what turned out to be two nights. He did not want to tell the office exactly what had happened, so he fibbed and told Victor that he had experienced severe migraines, had to go to the ER and could not fly.
Ross stayed in the hospital for two nights, being given seizure and migraine meds, and sleeping a lot.
He was able to leave early morning on the third day, and was told he could fly the following day if he had no other symptoms.
When Ross went back to the hotel, he rested, ate light, did light gambling, and spent time in the health club.
When Ross called Kayley that evening, he tried to calm her down. "I'm out of the hospital. They said I can fly tomorrow if nothing else happens. I ate a bit, and gambled a bit. I will hope for no more symptoms. Tomorrow if all is stable I will come home, get into bed, and not think about Tom, Charles Harton, or the office. While it was my own fuck up for falling asleep without taking my meds that caused me to end up in the hospital, I know that it was the obsession with Harton that caused me to get so upset that set this off. As a friend of mine said to me, Tom is a shark lawyer. I will let Tom deal with this, recover, go back to the office, and go about life. " Ross said.
"That's a good idea" Kayley said.,
Ross checked out of the hotel the next morning, got on a noon flight to JFK the next day, landed in JFK at 730, and got home at 830.
When Kayley saw Ross, she did not know whether to kiss him or strangle him.
"I'm relieved you're home. How the Hell could that have happened?" Kayley said.
Ross sighed, went into the bedroom, threw down his case, and undressed.
"If you're relieved, then please dont berate me and give me the third degree. It was an accident that I dozed off without taking my meds. When do you ever know me to do that?" Ross said.
"Do you remember what happened when you did that when Shelley had Cancer, and you were staying with her? You almost died" Kayley said.
Ross sighed. "That was over a decade ago, Kayley Ann. They did not even know that I had Epilepsy then. Will you please stop it with that, and let me live it down. I pride myself on trying to take care of my Epilepsy in spite of my condition. I would like to go to sleep. If all you are going to do is berate me, then I will go sleep in the den, and lock the door! Are you going to be supportive, or bitch me out?" Ross clipped.
"Get undressed, and sleep here. I'm going to be supportive. I am relieved that you are home" Kayley said.
Ross, happy to be home, took his meds, and drifted off to sleep.
After that incident, and ending up in the ER and Hospital in Vegas, Ross just needed to chill.
The next morning, Ross called the office, told them that he had been sick in Vegas, come home from Vegas sick, and would not be in for a few days.
"I'm getting you a nurse guard, and will be home by 4" Kayley said.
Kayley called the visiting nurse company.
"This one had a seizure and ended up in the ER for a few days while he was out in Vegas. He can order food, but otherwise, he needs to rest" Kayley said.
"Of course, Kayley, I wil make sure he stays home and as close to the bed as possible.
With Kayley at work, and the nurse quietly watching Ross, what had happened was hitting him.
Why did Ross have the seizure and end up in the ER and the hospital? Was it merely from forgetting to take his meds, and falling asleep? Was something else wrong that would cause this incident to drag out?
That would all be seen.
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