To Be So Strong

[cham1d]

This is my version of The Charmed One's 30 something years after the vanquishing of the Triad, and Billie's sister, Christy. The Charmed One's gave up their powers afterwards, and lived mortal lives, with the exception of their children, who embraced their powers and their destiny.
This also combines my grandmother's story, her illnesses and how they broke one of the strongest person in my life.

"So Mrs. Halliwell, what brings you here?" Doctor. Rini, an optometrist, asked.

"Her annual as well as an update on her perscription" Leo Wyatt said before his wife could skip the last part, refusing to let her weakness out.

"Well let's take a look, shall we?" The 28 year old, led Piper Halliwell who was in her 60's, into a smaller room, with equipment that looked impossible to learn how to control.

Piper sat down infront of a funnel looking machine, that she would look into to see her measure of eyesight.

Only a couple seconds past when, the doctor pulled her head back from the machine to stare, at Leo
"Sir, has your wife been having headaches lately?" Her voice full of concern

"Yes, why, is there a problem; we usually blame it on the weather, when it changes drastically like it does with the humidity we've been having?"

"Well, she had a stroke, it's quite visable through her eyes, the nerves are damaged...I recommend you two go to the ER"
She met the glance of both Halliwells, before they got up and left.

They were planning on going to to see their grandchildren Mathew, (10) Mackenzie (8) and Michelle (5). Wyatt's three children. But this was much more important, Piper's health was in jeapordy.

The couple drove siliently to the ER ten minutes down the road, Piper was strong, she wouldn;t let the news bother her until it necessarly had too.

"Um, Miss, my wife was said to be having a dtroke ir had a stroke or something! She needs to be checked out immedietly!" Wyatt rasing his voice at the elderly woman behind the ER's main desk.

"Sir, we have other critical patients we are dealing with, please wait in the lobby." She said kindly obvisouly having dealt with people in rare form before.

"But every minute counts!!" Leo said trying to calm himself, wishing he could heal her like all the times he had before.

The woman left the desk, trying to get help. Piper who was silent all this time finaly spoke.
"Honey, I'm sure I'm fine, she didn't see anything that she was definite about. It's just eye strain."
Piper said in the most causal voice, but inside started to painic What will happen to my family? Paige and her 3 children, Henry Phoebe and Coop and her daughters Wyatt Chris and Melinda they need me, and their kids need a grandmother and Leo!

Leo sat down, and started to make the calls to Piper's sisters and the children.

"Phoebe?"
"Hey Leo! What up you don't sound good?" Phoebe answered after the 2nd ring
"Piper isn't doing well...We'ew at the ER..? Piper gave Leo a lok that could kill
"What! Is she ok? Whats wrong?" Phoebe said only thinking of the worst
"Phoebe calm down, the optometrist said she had or is still having a stroke of some kind.." Leeo hoped she didn't hear the 'stroke' part.
"I'm coming over right now!" Phoebe said hanging up before Le could respond.

The conversation was the same with Paige and Henry, and Wyatt and Chris were both out of reach doing some demon vanquishing but Melinda was concerned enough for all three of them. They all showed up within a 10minute period, but Piper was already in the room, with nurses taking her vitals and writing scribbles down on her chart. they said she was being edmited.

End of Chapter One!
Up next "The News" if their is any interest...

[Paige Matthews]

Keep this going you are doing GREAT! My Aunt who lives with me had a stroke on mothers day and she loves charmed when you finish I'll read it to her she will LOVE it!!!!!

[cham1d]

I'm glad you like it !!! I'm also sorry about your aunt, on mother's day, of all the days... My grandma had it a couple days beofre our family reunion, but I couldn;t add that into the story but yeahh.
i hope she likes it too!

Chapter 2- The News

"Piper!" Both Paige and Phoebe cried when they saw their older sister, lying in a hospital bed, hooked up to monitors, tubes going to and from her arms, and nurses hanging up bags.

"Hey... guys, really, you don't have to be here," Piper forced a smile to her face and spoke with such a strong voice that she almost fooled them, almost. "I'm okay. Really I am."


"Piper, what's wrong," Phoebe asked. "What did the doctor say?"

Despite the question, she wasn't surprised when Piper simply replied, "Nothing."

"The doctor said that she had a hemmorgatic stroke," Leo told his sisters-in-law, then he smiled, trying to lighten the mood. "Probably all that delicious food she has cooked up and ate."

When his sisters-in-law didn't smile, he turned serious again. "She needs to take it slow. They said there isn't any sign of permanent damage--it was very minor, thank God. They will be putting her on comiden to make sure her blood doesn't clot, and cause another stroke that could be major."

"Ugh," Piper grumbled, not liking being pricked and prodded with needles and such. "I hate hospitals."

Both of her sisters smiled. "We know, sweetie." They both walked over to the bed, to see their older sister up close, but first Phoebe gestured to Leo to go outside, to let them talk with him in private.

The three walked outside the sliding glass doors of the stroke ward, and sat down in a family room, almost like a conference room but with large couches and smaller tables.

"Leo," Phoebe asked, eyeing the door. "What aren't you telling us?"

"Nothing..." Except that they have absolutely no idea how she stroked.

"Uh, uh. You've always been a bad liar. Don't be one now."

"Uh, it's really nothing to worry about..."

It was Paige's turn to shake her head. "Leo...We know you better than that; you don't have to protect us."

"It's just that they can't find the reason behind the stroke. The food had nothing to do with it; she is perfectly healthy, or at least she was..."

Phoebe glared. "Leo, that's not 'nothing'. What else did they say?"

"The only other thing is that they're only guesing that the medicine will help; they aren't sure."

"Doctors.."Paige sighed. 'What good have they ever done us?"

Both her sister and brother-in-law spoke in unision: "None."

Then all three walked out of the room and back into Piper's.

"Leo, when will they release me? I want to go home."

"I'm sorry, Mrs.. Halliwell," and the day nurse cut into the conversation. "We'll be watching you overnight."

Piper closed her eyes tightly, hating the fact that she would be held up in this room longer than she already was.

Leo, recognizing Piper's painic, went to kiss her on the top of the forehead. "It'll be over soon, honey" he soothed, without really knowing the truth.

Chapter 2- The News

"Piper!" Both Paige and Phoebe cried when they saw their older sister, lying in a hospital bed, hooked up to monitors, tubes going to and from her arms, and nurses hanging up bags.

"Hey... guys, really, you don't have to be here," Piper forced a smile to her face and spoke with such a strong voice that she almost fooled them, almost. "I'm okay. Really I am."


"Piper, what's wrong," Phoebe asked. "What did the doctor say?"

Despite the question, she wasn't surprised when Piper simply replied, "Nothing."

"The doctor said that she had a hemmorgatic stroke," Leo told his sisters-in-law, then he smiled, trying to lighten the mood. "Probably all that delicious food she has cooked up and ate."

When his sisters-in-law didn't smile, he turned serious again. "She needs to take it slow. They said there isn't any sign of permanent damage--it was very minor, thank God. They will be putting her on comiden to make sure her blood doesn't clot, and cause another stroke that could be major."

"Ugh," Piper grumbled, not liking being pricked and prodded with needles and such. "I hate hospitals."

Both of her sisters smiled. "We know, sweetie." They both walked over to the bed, to see their older sister up close, but first Phoebe gestured to Leo to go outside, to let them talk with him in private.

The three walked outside the sliding glass doors of the stroke ward, and sat down in a family room, almost like a conference room but with large couches and smaller tables.

"Leo," Phoebe asked, eyeing the door. "What aren't you telling us?"

"Nothing..." Except that they have absolutely no idea how she stroked.

"Uh, uh. You've always been a bad liar. Don't be one now."

"Uh, it's really nothing to worry about..."

It was Paige's turn to shake her head. "Leo...We know you better than that; you don't have to protect us."

"It's just that they can't find the reason behind the stroke. The food had nothing to do with it; she is perfectly healthy, or at least she was..."

Phoebe glared. "Leo, that's not 'nothing'. What else did they say?"

"The only other thing is that they're only guesing that the medicine will help; they aren't sure."

"Doctors.."Paige sighed. 'What good have they ever done us?"

Both her sister and brother-in-law spoke in unision: "None."

Then all three walked out of the room and back into Piper's.

"Leo, when will they release me? I want to go home."

"I'm sorry, Mrs.. Halliwell," and the day nurse cut into the conversation. "We'll be watching you overnight."

Piper closed her eyes tightly, hating the fact that she would be held up in this room longer than she already was.

Leo, recognizing Piper's painic, went to kiss her on the top of the forehead. "It'll be over soon, honey" he soothed, without really knowing the truth.

[Paige Matthews]

Great Job! I can't wait to see what is going to happen