Today my mom, brother, cousin, and I went to the hospital to
visit my grandma. When we got there the
nurse had told us that she had just fallen asleep and would be drowsy from the
morphine. When we went in I was glad to
see that she was getting better. The
last time I had seen her, she was still not moving and had the ventilator tube
in her throat. But today, she forced
herself to stay awake even though she couldn't talk yet. She responded by staring at whoever was
talking and when someone made a joke she would heave like she was laughing.
Let me go back and explain.
My grandma was admitted to the hospital a few weeks back because she had
an infection that would have killed her.
That Saturday, my whole family was at the hospital all day waiting to
hear some news about how she was doing. The doctor had come and told us that she
needed surgery. Without the surgery she
would have died for sure. With the
surgery there was a slim chance for survival.
We stayed at the hospital the whole day waiting for the surgery. People dealt with it in different ways. Some cried, some made jokes to lighten the
mood, and some people just acted like she was going to be fine. I was in the latter of the 2 groups.
After the surgery, my cousin, brother and I were in our grandmas’
hospital room, we had to wear gloves, a mask, and a gown to be in her room and
I couldn’t help but feel slightly like a doctor in all that gear. I looked at my cousin and brother and
mentioned this then, with a straight face I look at them and demand for a scalpel. Once we got out of the room, my cousin and
brother both slapped me and said what I did was not funny and uncalled for. My mom had asked what I did and we told
her. Her response was “What’s wrong with
that? Grandma would have laughed”. Anyway, a few weeks later, we learned she had
a new infection in her chest and told us we needed to wash with special hand
soap before we left. The days between
that Saturday and this past Monday were rough on my family at least up until we
received news a few days back that she was doing better and finally waking up.
