Nightmare On Elm Street (my version)
Blog Posted:4/19/2009 11:06:00 PM
<P><FONT face=Georgia color=#000080>4/21/09</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Georgia color=#000080>Good morning Soupers!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Georgia color=#000080>It is about 1:00 AM Sunday night (Monday morning). I have always been a 'night person' and have all but given up on being like the 'normal' 9-5 crowd. I want to thank everyone for all of your welcome comments on my work. I haven't been around here for a few months due to a shocking experience I had back in January. My family incurred much suffering through this ordeal. I want to share it with all of you who were so kind to continue reading and commenting even though I never get around to commenting on all of the awesome poetry I have read here. I hope to change that this summer. So....Soupers, here is what happened! On January 4th, 2009, I developed a fever and a little pain in my left abdoman. I took care of it in the usual way... some Motrin and was to call my doctor in the morning. As the night progressed, the fever went up to 104 and I got scared. I took a luke warm shower fully dressed, lol, because I was shivering so bad I couldn't remove anything. I don't recommend this treatment, given the difficulty of removing wet clothing. About 4 AM I went to the local (rural) emergency room. I was admitted to the hospital and taken up to a room. I guess the fever was in control and the ache in my left side was come-and-go, so I was hooked up with an IV and wasn't aware of any serious illness. I felt fine. There were friends who came to visit and my children drove 6 hours to come and visit me. I was hospitalized for 5 days, not a moment of which I remember. I don't even remember getting admitted. On the fifth day, my husband was by my side and a hospital employee came to my room with a wheel chair and said that he was taking me for a few tests and would be back in twenty minutes. This blog is feeling like it is way too long, so for <EM>the rest of the story</EM> see my next blog! Thanks for reading, everyone. The next blog will be some time tomorrow. It's 2;30 in the morning. Nighty-night everyone, love, Karen</FONT></P>