What a journey this last year has been…. 3 or 4 months ago I truly didn’t think there would ever come a time when I’d be sitting upright and able to tell my story, let alone help others who are suffering similar horrendous circumstances with their health. I thought I was a goner. Looking back, I can hardly believe that I made it through everything that happened in these last 12 months. So much transpired.…
My throat clenches as tears want to stream down my face. Do I cry in front of everyone? My heart answers- yes. So I let the tears fall and feel the lump in my throat release. To my left, less than 12 inches away in the IV infusion chair next to me, a woman’s body convulses and writhes in uncontrollable agony. She did not ask for this. She is not telling her body to spasm,…
It’s 5 in the morning. I go out to start my car in negative temperatures as I attempt to mentally prepare myself for the one hour commute on anticipated icy roads and the 12.5-13 hour work day that will follow. Once arriving at the hospital and making my way up to the 4th floor, I feel a deep sense of repulsion in my core. ‘What am I doing here when I’d rather be anywhere but…