June 28th 2021
To many people This was just another Monday. For me though, It is a 10 year marker. 10 years ago today I was booked for major surgery. Surgery I had been waiting 2 months for. It was the day that meant I could start eating solid foods And come off of IV feeding. I had been ill and running a fever The whole day before, But my nursing did not think It was anything too serious. They were wrong. John wheeled me to the surgical check in And got us all checked in. I was wheeled away to prep And he headed to the waiting room. I do not remember being too scared, But I am sure I was! This surgery would be long and involved And all 3 of my doctors Would be in the surgery suite. I remember laying on the gurney Before going in, alone in the hall. I remember the anesthesiologist Arguing that the IV should already Be hooked up and running. I remember being laid out Like I was on a cross and being strapped down. Oxygen mask, count down Gone. Those are MY last memories Until I was being wheeled int