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Lest I Forget (2)
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After a nice discussion on trivial things that I think helped to calm us both down by quite a bit, he decided to let me know what to expect. “When she first comes out of the coma, she’ll be very disoriented. I’ll leave the room so you can explain the situation to her without me there to distract her. Just tell her what happened, she should understand you just fine. We were able to remove the respirator since she still has lung function, but she’s lost a great deal of the brain cells necessary for speech. It’s probably going to be very frustrating for her not to be able to respond, so just be as reassuring as you can and try to be calm. Having some information will help her get adjusted more quickly. When you’re ready, just go ahead and have the nurse page me, and I’ll come in to discuss what to expect with the both of you. I stayed fairly late last night, and I have some news that…well, it’s not great, but better than we’d been anticipating.” He stopped and looked uncertain as to how to continue. “I’m sorry if I’m sounding blunt here. I know this has to be devastating for you, and it won’t be easy to see her awake. I wish there was something more I could do, I honestly do. I’d do it in a heartbeat.” There was a pause as I tried to take all of that in, and he gave me a few minutes to try to digest everything.
“I’m going to go ahead and send a nurse in to administer the medication into her line. She probably won’t wake up immediately, but it shouldn’t be too long. As I said, just try and be as calm as possible. As soon as you need me, just have me paged. Actually, why don’t I write down my pager number so you don’t have to fiddle with calling the nurse,” he finished softly, handing me a slip of paper a few seconds later. “I know I told you last night that she won’t be able to move much, but she won’t be totally immobile. Please don’t be surprised or worried if she can only control limited areas, though. As I said, she’ll be able to understand you, but it’s important to assure her that she doesn’t need to respond. If she tries she’ll just get worn out and frustrated when she can’t get her body to do what she tells it to.” Another pause. “I’ll send the nurse in right away.” And then he was gone. I suspected that he simply didn’t know what else to tell me, although I truly appreciated what he had.
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After two chapters I am in awe. You are doing a wonderful job writing this from Dana’s perspective, and I look forward to her further recounting their lives together. I somehow have a feeling I will need tissues handy…
I read this as soon as I saw it posted, but, wanted to re-read it before commenting. I really love this story and you know how I feel about your writing (although I am sorry to hear it springs from insomnia. Insomnia sucks). I love the details and the honesty with which you write — it seems so real to the characters. Things aren’t always perfect in relationships, but, if you are in the right one, you can work through it and be stronger. I guess I didn’t realize from the first chapter that Alice would be so “with it”. What a blessing to be able to say goodbye and know the person has heard it. Love the non-verbal communication the girls have after so many years together. I do have to keep reminding myself that they have had 37-38 years together because some of this is just so sad. Thanks for the great story!
Beautifully Written! Looking fwd to the next post!
this is heartbreakingly beautiful. youre such a talent!
Another beautiful chapter MT – I don’t know how you do it, but please continue
This is such a great story. I look forward to hearing more about their life together. I love the way even though Alice can’t talk you give her such a strong voice.
Wow, beautifully written as always and so realistic. People always assume that if you’re old then it’s somewhat ok when it’s your time, not really understanding that sometimes it’s worse. Thank you so much for your dedication too, means a lot :)
you made me cry! hahahah and I don’t cry much:) guess that changes now huh? hehe thanks for updating, this is a wonderful story. I don’t know what I would do if I were Dana in that situation. This is very well written, thanks! you’re awesome… PPS?;D
Thank you for this wonderful 2nd chapter.Realistic and wonderfully written as you always manage to do. I’m just in awe.And to read about their getting back together and their life together is really nice. I probably could say more about this story, but I can’t keep really form the words right now. And english not being my 1st language sucks at this point, lol.Can’t wait for the next chapter.
And again you leave me speechless. Well done! Excellent! I could go on and on with those kind of superlatives when I talk about this story. I hope the next chapter contains memories of Danish with their family. I would love to know how does two were as mums.