Was there some sort of push me button I tripped on twice now at Steve and Caths house on the same date five years apart? Was it a secret code Cath and I had to get her out of hosting Steve annual 4th of July party he so loved giving? Was the moons and stars lining up with the earths gravity and pulling me in the direction of Baystate Medical once again? What are the chances of two people from the same family who live 200 miles from this hospital ending up at this hospital on the same date five years apart?
Well anyway our 1st trip was so scary but all ended well. Sarah was OK and we took her home safe and sound. Thank you Cathy (again:)
My trip was a little bit longer and if not for my friend Karen and her very wise words and her very keen since of knowing me and how I hate to owe anyone money I would have walked out of Baystate Medical and drove home.......IV pole dragging.
I arrived at Baystate around 915AM and by 6PM was still in the ER room. They did not know what happened to me but were NOT sure I did not have a stroke and they were not letting me go home. I knew they wanted me to be their guest for the night (so I though it was only a night they are so good at tricking you and they decided to keep me 2 nights 3 days or was it 3 nights 4 days? any way that would be a getaway in travel terms) and they kept telling me a room/bed was being readied for me. OMGOSH how long does that take. Again its a big hospital but what I didn't know was unlike a hotel (Yeah I know hospital don't have check in at 4 check out at 10 what can I say I was in the travel business LOL) they release you 24/7 so beds open 24/7 so here I sat in the hallway in the ER of Baystate Medical waiting for a bed. It was horrible.
But what I know now and didn't know then was I had a seizure and because I had a seizure my brain was not the brain of Beth, Normal Beth is nice (OK don't ask my kids or hubby that or even Karen) normal Beth will sit and wait, yes she will stew as she waits and waits but she will be polite and smile and say "yes please and no thank you". Seizure Beth was someone I didn't know and to be honest she even scared me because I was an angry mad woman and I wanted out of this hospital and I was leaving, IV pole and all if I had to I didnt care! After being told just 30 mins more and it turning into over 2 hours more seizure Beth (honest it was not me) ripped out her IV's I had allot, tore off her sticky things all over her chest, unplugged what ever it was that was beeping and driving me insane and walked out! OK I didn't get out the door because Gary who tried to stop seizure Beth could not and was running ahead of me and had a policeman at the door and he STOPPED ME! So I made a deal with the nice BIG policeman and sat in a chair and said I would not leave until I called Karen....................
Oh Karen, Karen, Karen........first off Hats off to my oldest friend Karen because she was the voice of reason. She was the only voice of reason and Karen works in a hospital and she knows her stuff. I had a nurse, my husband, a very big policeman all trying to get me back into a gurney in that ER room and it was my friend Karen who had my attention. And you know what she said that got my attention? "Beth if you walk out of that hospital now without release papers you will have to pay the entire bill yourself do you want to pay that bill because if you leave your insurance will not pay?" no I said "Well get your ass back in that bed and do what that nurse says NOW" "OK I will" Now that's a friend! 37 years and no dancing around my feelings I tell you. Granted she did try to drown me over a boy when we were 13 (she will deny this but the truth is!) but now at age 49 I think she really does want me around a few more years! I did find out after she was very worried but knows me so well and knew hitting my pocket book was going to work best she was right and I am so thankful she did what she did. I love you Karen xoxox
So after talking to Karen the nurse tells me I can go home, She had no idea I was going to stay but said why don't I just come over here and sit down a bit (on a gurney) so I did and she gave me something and the next thing I knew I was pretty much out of it and before I knew it I was upstairs with a fireworks view room and out for the night.
Happy Birthday USA...........................
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