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71%u201cThese are from a person who I suspect is a living vegetable. She is also no longer on the UK records,%u201d John told him.The consultant became very interested.%u201cIn which case, you get the pancreas free, and we keep the rest, hypothetically, of course,%u201d the consultant said.%u201cWe need to think about it,%u201d John said. How do we let you know?%u201dThe consultant picked up a card from his desk. %u201cThis has my office and my private number. Just ring me.%u201dThey stopped off at Dawn%u2019s flat on the way home. She went in and he waited in the car. She returned with a small case. They%u2019d hardly spoken at all on the way back from the clinic.%u201cI only brought a few things. I am guessing I won%u2019t need much in a period of eight weeks,%u201d she said.%u201cYou are not going to die. We will get you a transplant,%u201d he said.%u201cYou are thinking of giving Caroline to them if you can prove she is alive, aren%u2019t you?%u201d%u201cI have several ideas, but yes, that is one of them. My business premises and my house plus my savings and investments would also cover the costs.%u201d%u201cAnd then where would you or us live? What would we use for income?%u201d she stated.%u201cBeing alive is all that matters. There are many countries where it%u2019s cheaper to live: Bulgaria, Poland, South America. If we%u2019re alive, we simply build a new life. I want you with me at any expense,%u201d he told her.She pecked him on the lips. %u201cLet%u2019s go and see if there%u2019s been any change in Caroline.%u201dThey arrived home, and Dawn dumped her suitcase in the Kitchen before running upstairs to the bedroom, opening the door, and slipping in. Caroline still lay still and seemingly lifeless, exactly where Dawn had left her.John came in beside her. %u201cAny change?%u201d%u201cNo. Nothing. Will you help me give her a bath?%u201dThe Undertaker