Core Beliefs – Chapter 38 - Despair and Care. Five minutes later, Matt lay quietly in his room. Life support and all attached equipment were still in place. “We are now sterile,” Ling’s first order, “scrubs, masks, and you wash twice before entering, no one with colds or allergies, is that understood!” Ling, already in her scrubs, began treating Matt. She and the lab techs reduced his body temperature, placing him in a near-coma state. *** In the first twenty hours, they

Core Beliefs – Chapter 37 - The Set Up Chris and Charley reached the Myoplex facility and were greeted at the door by the entire management team. “You are our greatest hope to give Matthew Lehman his life back,” Chris stated. “It will require all of us to do extraordinary things, but we’ve done that before, and we will do it again!” His last words hit those in attendance with such force that people were ready to run through walls, Charley included. The group's response an

Core Beliefs – Chapter 36 - Change of Venue Half an hour after entering the hospital administrator’s office, they emerged. Chris watched the three tread toward him. Joe’s expression and mannerisms showed he fumed in silent rage. Ling stomped down the hall, livid. On the other hand, Marcus appeared quiet and withdrawn. When they gathered, Joe angrily recounted the proceedings, how, instead of working towards a compromise, the Administrator threatened to ban Ling from the pr