Tag: Awakenings

Anne Awakens

Anne Awakens   In the midst of the hospital’s beeping machines, Anne lay wrapped in linen dreams. Three days drifting, submerged in enduring night, Her breath as fragile as candlelight. Caregivers hovering, hope nearly spent, Eyes searching for any gentle movement. Then softly, a miracle unfolds, She blinks once, then twice, then thrice, behold. Her..

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Relapses and Awakenings: Anne returns to the hospital unable to walk, talk, or eat

Relapses and Awakenings: Anne returns to the hospital unable to walk, talk, or eat   Yesterday morning, Anne was unable to get out of bed. She could not walk, talk, or eat. She was also radically incontinent.   After about 30 minutes of my lugging and cajoling, we finally reached the bathroom of our tiny..

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