na's
on my knees. Tears rolled down my cheeks like no
hat a hospital was just a business to them? How was a patient supposed to get better when they were being told that they
e for him as it was for me. I didn't care about pride. I would roll on the floor if it was necessary as long as we remained in the hospital and weren't thrown out. I was ready to pick
ng completely and blissfully unaware of what was about to happen to both of us. Tears flowed down my cheeks unchecked. After my mothers sudd
give me to come
pt quiet and prayed to whatever higher powers could hear me that what I was going to be told was going to end up being good news. Whatever he read didn't seem to be very fav
taking advantage of their kindness and hospital. When my mother was rushed in and I was called to provide a deposit before surgery could be carried out on her to at least live, I withdrew all our life savings including the little
ted to go rob a bank? The doctor didn't respond to me and if it were not for the fear that more bills were
le time for me t
rry but you'd
ne who could boast of a 4.0 GPA and I had the position of valedictorian in my grasp but one phone call from the emergency room had changed everything. In less than 3 months, I had gone from being a st
her so that the doctor could allow us stay a while longer while I picked up more shift
ity number and my other documents
would thos
the door. His pager at his waist was blinking and I knew that he was being summoned to another room possibly
on't exceed the time that you've been given"With those words, he gave me his back and he was out of the room. I slid to t
d you, mum.
ith her even going without meals on some days just so I was well fed to attend my
ia
walked over to where she was laying. I got rid of the fear and the sad expression that I was sporting earlier and smi
s,
her and she smi
d the do
she know that the doctor wa
rry about mum.
started to cry. I raised
ry. I'll handle
idn't know how I was going to end up fu
sorr
others lips and it reminded me of a time where things w
anything to be
nt of her but seeing her the way she was, laying in bed and apologizing to
orry, I'm
ong, the machines started beeping rapidly and I was pushed to the side and eventually out of the roo