Chapter 4 – Where am I, What Happened (2 days post accident)
“Folks, he is waking up” a voice said, and I saw my mom and dad’s face, obviously stressed out. I tried to talk but nothing was coming out, I could not move my teeth.
“What is happening to me, I feel like the guy in the video for ‘One’ by metallica”
“Can I touch him” Mom quietly whispered, like if she did it without asking she would get in trouble
“Yes” the voice said, “just remember not to lift or move him”
“Oh sweetheart, I know you hurt and are scared” She was making me more scared than anything cause I was not sure where I was or what was happening. “Your dad and I are here, we won’t leave your side. But the doctors want to make you more comfortable, so they are going to give you some stuff to sleep for a few days”
Doctors, sleep, pain, leaving my side; I put them all together, I am in the hospital, but why?
As sleep overtook me, I thought I heard my mom say “you were in an accident”
I guess it was like 7 days later, I woke up again, groggy, foggy, unable to move, in pain, could not talk, still not sure where the air was coming from.
Just like before, my mom was right by my side “oh, honey, I know you’re scared, things will be ok. The doctor should be in soon”
A knock came to the door and in walked the doctor, “Hello, I just got his latest X-Rays, I am afraid it is not the best news, but not the worst either”
Now I was getting scared, cause doctors never say bad news
“He did suffer a spinal cord injury in the T7 vertebrae and the fracture in his neck at C6; luckily the fracture at C6 is just a fracture and there appears to be no damage to the cord other than swelling.”
The doctor went on to say “as we are well aware, his jaw is broken, as is his right arm. We are going to start weaning him off the ventilator as soon as possible; the swelling from the cervical fracture is decreasing his ability to breath on his own.”
So I know I was in the hospital, and by the way the doctor talked, I would probably be her awhile too. What I don’t know is where was Sam at?