=The Elizabeth Dehner Institute of Psychiatric Studies=
=Wilmington, Delaware, Earth=
Days earlier, Rick was transferred to Starfleet Medical in San Francisco so Dr. Jovak
could conduct the mind meld. Jovak had been successful in locating Rick's memories,
allowing for a series of treatments.
He was sent back to Wilmington for these treatments, which were performed by Dr.
Roak Montalban.
During these few days of treatments, no one outside of the medical staff were updated
on Rick's condition. Montalban had decided to wait until he knew for certain of Rick's
condition before he told the family.
After the final scheduled treatment, he had gathered Mai, Sarah and Elaine in one of the
institute's conference rooms. Trent had been sent out on the Lancelot days earlier to test
the ship's new weapons systems and was unable to attend.
"I want to thank you for your patience during these past few days," Montalban took a seat
at the large conference table. "I know how difficult it has been not to receive any updates
on the treatments, but we wanted to make certain of his condition before we released any
news."
"Everyone in this room is in the medical profession, Dr. Montalban," Elaine said. "I don't see
why we were left out in the cold."
"I am truly sorry, Dr. Beckett, but it was my call and I felt it justified," Montalban explained.
Mai wasn't keen on agreeing with Ricks mother, but she happened to agree with her,
"Difficult not receive any updates, sir? You obviously have no idea". Dr. Montalban made a
face as if he would like to counter what Mai had just said, but then MaiKai gave him what
appeared to be a death glare and challenged him to say something.
"The good news is Rick's progress has been impressive. He has retained his knowledge
and memories and is communicating with us," Montalban said before looking at Mai. "In fact,
he's been insistent on talking to you. After we're finished here, I'll let you go back and see
him."
MaiKai could've tear up and started the waterfalls again, but didn't. She just exchanged
glances with Sarah.
"It took some time at first, but he's now able to walk on his own," Montalban said. "We even
had him running and performing various exercises yesterday in one of our holosuites. So,
physically, he's OK."
"His language skills are not what we had hoped," Montalban continued. "He has difficulty
with sentence structure and is easily aggravated. This makes speaking even more difficult.
He knows what he wants to say, but at times he struggles to get his point across. It helps
for him to speak slowly. He may sound like a child, but he's intelligent. This morning, he
repaired a couple of tricorders that had been given us problems. He's also reading
technical manuals that I can't even begin to understand as well as classic works of
literature."
=Wilmington, Delaware, Earth=
Days earlier, Rick was transferred to Starfleet Medical in San Francisco so Dr. Jovak
could conduct the mind meld. Jovak had been successful in locating Rick's memories,
allowing for a series of treatments.
He was sent back to Wilmington for these treatments, which were performed by Dr.
Roak Montalban.
During these few days of treatments, no one outside of the medical staff were updated
on Rick's condition. Montalban had decided to wait until he knew for certain of Rick's
condition before he told the family.
After the final scheduled treatment, he had gathered Mai, Sarah and Elaine in one of the
institute's conference rooms. Trent had been sent out on the Lancelot days earlier to test
the ship's new weapons systems and was unable to attend.
"I want to thank you for your patience during these past few days," Montalban took a seat
at the large conference table. "I know how difficult it has been not to receive any updates
on the treatments, but we wanted to make certain of his condition before we released any
news."
"Everyone in this room is in the medical profession, Dr. Montalban," Elaine said. "I don't see
why we were left out in the cold."
"I am truly sorry, Dr. Beckett, but it was my call and I felt it justified," Montalban explained.
Mai wasn't keen on agreeing with Ricks mother, but she happened to agree with her,
"Difficult not receive any updates, sir? You obviously have no idea". Dr. Montalban made a
face as if he would like to counter what Mai had just said, but then MaiKai gave him what
appeared to be a death glare and challenged him to say something.
"The good news is Rick's progress has been impressive. He has retained his knowledge
and memories and is communicating with us," Montalban said before looking at Mai. "In fact,
he's been insistent on talking to you. After we're finished here, I'll let you go back and see
him."
MaiKai could've tear up and started the waterfalls again, but didn't. She just exchanged
glances with Sarah.
"It took some time at first, but he's now able to walk on his own," Montalban said. "We even
had him running and performing various exercises yesterday in one of our holosuites. So,
physically, he's OK."
"His language skills are not what we had hoped," Montalban continued. "He has difficulty
with sentence structure and is easily aggravated. This makes speaking even more difficult.
He knows what he wants to say, but at times he struggles to get his point across. It helps
for him to speak slowly. He may sound like a child, but he's intelligent. This morning, he
repaired a couple of tricorders that had been given us problems. He's also reading
technical manuals that I can't even begin to understand as well as classic works of
literature."
Hearing this Mai could only nod and make check marks of his progress off the list in her head.
"There are also going to be rare moments where he may blackout or forget certain things,"
Montalban said. "These will be short term memory losses, lasting no longer than a couple of
minutes. We believe that, in time, as his mind adjusts, he will no longer have these memory
losses."
"You will also notice that his hands will shake uncontrollably at times when he's nervous, but
other than that, we're pleased with the results," Montalban concluded.
"How long do you expect to keep him here?" Sarah asked.
"He can go home tomorrow, but I'll need to see him a couple more times in the next week
before I can clear him to return to duty," Montalban replied.
"Return to duty?" Elaine asked.
"He wants to return to work as soon as possible," Montalban said.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Elaine asked.
"I don't see why not," Montalban said. "As long as he receives regular evaluations and medical
exams, he should be able to function normally."
Montalban stood and looked at Mai, "Now, Doctor Rodgers, if you'll follow me, I'll take you to see
your husband."
"Thank you Doctor," she stood and started to follow Dr. Montalban.
"There are also going to be rare moments where he may blackout or forget certain things,"
Montalban said. "These will be short term memory losses, lasting no longer than a couple of
minutes. We believe that, in time, as his mind adjusts, he will no longer have these memory
losses."
"You will also notice that his hands will shake uncontrollably at times when he's nervous, but
other than that, we're pleased with the results," Montalban concluded.
"How long do you expect to keep him here?" Sarah asked.
"He can go home tomorrow, but I'll need to see him a couple more times in the next week
before I can clear him to return to duty," Montalban replied.
"Return to duty?" Elaine asked.
"He wants to return to work as soon as possible," Montalban said.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Elaine asked.
"I don't see why not," Montalban said. "As long as he receives regular evaluations and medical
exams, he should be able to function normally."
Montalban stood and looked at Mai, "Now, Doctor Rodgers, if you'll follow me, I'll take you to see
your husband."
"Thank you Doctor," she stood and started to follow Dr. Montalban.
"Sarah and Doctor Beckett, you will be able to see him in a few minutes," Montalban stated.
They both nodded.
Lieutenant Commander MaiKai Rodgers
Head of Pediatrics
Starbase UNITY
and
Doctor Roak Montalban (npc by Rick)
Head of Neurology and Psychiatry
Dehner Institute of Psychiatric Studies
and
other npcs by Rick
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