Posts Tagged ‘The Hospital’
The ICU
Suddenly I found myself out of Carnak and back in a hospital bed. “You’re awake!” said my mother; I had been in a coma for nearly four days. As I tried to lift my arms and hug my mom, I found myself paralyzed from the neck down and scared out of my mind. With each breath, I began to notice that it was not my lungs doing the breathing. As I looked around I noticed a long, plastic tube inserted down my nose; I was terrified. It was connected to a machine that was designed to help me breath; my right lung had collapsed and I was unable to breathe on my own. All I could think about was the continuous beep of the Ventilator as I struggled for a breath. If it was not for my family and friends, plus the support of the doctors and nurses, I would not have survived.
My doctor, David Tellez, was a great person besides being a great doctor. He is a huge racing fan and would always come in and talk to me about cars to get my mind off the hospital. Doctor Tellez always found time to come in a talk with me and my family because he knew we were stressed and just wanted to help. Whenever we had questions about anything, he always would make time to answer them personally.
The best part about Doctor Tellez were his “D.Q. runs.”
