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Not an ordinary day. Appreciation. Live life to the fullest each & every day |
âThe day started off ordinarily enough.â As per usual the alarm went off at 6.00am as it did each and every weekday. Drowsily she fumbled, hitting the snooze button. Drat, another day. Ten more minutes then Iâll get up and still make it to work on time. Lying in bed she wondered when things were going to start slowing down at the office. It had been really hectic the last few months. Musing to herself âYouâre not exactly a spring chicken anymore, itâs no wonder youâre feeling tired; never mind, youâll be able to take some leave when the students go on holiday and give your old body a really good rest.â Wearily dragging herself out of bed she shuffles to the kitchen. A cup of freshly brewed coffee is what she has on her mind right now that should give her the kick start she needs. Waiting for the coffee to brew, she heads for the bathroom, showering washing her hair she starts feeling more refreshed almost ready to face the day she thinks to herself. Coffee, blow-dry the hair do the face and youâre ready to run. Intermittently sipping at her mug of steaming coffee, blow-drying her hair. Almost done, just a touch of make-up. Now, what shoes to wear? Itâs going to be another one of those up and down the stairs days and then the student concert later tonight. Groaning as she rubs the small of her back - the flat black ones should do the trick. Bending down to retrieve them from the cupboard, she feels a wave of dizziness wash over her as she straightens up. Damn, that must be my blood pressure playing up again, really need to make time to go away on holiday and rest, rest, rest. Soon, ok, soon. Yeah, thatâs what youâve been saying for the last two years and there is never a good time to go away. Listen missy, your body needs to start listening to your head, you canât carry on like this much longer, ok, ok enough already! Mentally she starts ticking off everything that needs to be in place for the concert. Music stands, tickets, cash box, assistants, snacks, drinks. Oh dear how in earth could I have made an appointment to see the doctor today of all days, I really must be going crazy, no you are not! You made the appointment more than a month ago, how were you supposed to smell that a concert was going to be held when they decided on it at the last minute? Get a grip on yourself and stop behaving like a baby, itâs probably nothing serious, anyway, thatâs easy to say when all I remember the doctor saying âwe suspect acute anginaâ. You do know what that is donât you? Of course I know what it is âpossible heart failureâ, great, really great! Oh shut up already, I really donât need all this nonsense going through my head. Just go away and stay away, this is a totally ridiculous conversation. Getting me all stressed out for no good reason. Focus and move, give Paul a missed call and get him to collect you and get yourself in to work, thereâs a hell of a lot to be done. Another busy one! Right, moving, get the cell, calling Paul, coming around lying on the floor, now what the hell happened here? Oh no ⌠excruciating pain in my legs, pulling into spasm, toes curling painfully, canât get up off the floor. Canât move, now Iâm really petrified, heart palpitating wildly, feels like it wants to climb out my chest, head feels like it wants to explode. Thank God Iâm still alive. Are you sure you want to be alive? What are you mad? Of course I want to be alive! Sure? You canât even move, stressed out for no good reason hmmm? So what do you think happened to you? I have no damned idea, just leave me alone, Iâve got a splitting headache, I donât want to talk to you anymore. Eyelids feeling like lead, canât keep them open. Head pounding, pounding, pounding, feels like Iâm drifting away. Donât know if Iâm coming or going. The thought flashing through her mind, ânot an ordinary day after allâ. Then she knew no more. Bright, white glaring lights, staring down on me. How could this be, how did I get here? This must be a figment of my imagination. My mind playing tricks on me or am I going crazy? I need to get out of here âfrettingâ thereâs a concert on tonight, have to make sure everything is just right. Stop right there you arenât going anywhere! Leave me alone, I have urgent things that I need to do, donât you dare try and stand in my way, there will be hell to play! You canât keep me away. Really, is it more important than your health? Itâs time to slow down â just listen to you, youâre going mad. Oh shut up, youâre the one thatâs driving me crazy! The doctor arrives, âwe need to do some tests, something is drastically wrong, and your ECG is way out of kilter. A scan or two should give us a clueâ. âYour heart is fine, weâre somewhat puzzled. More tests to do to determine what your body is going throughâ. More tests done! When will they be through? Itâs driving me crazy not knowing what is going on. No â shut up, donât you start again I donât want to talk to you. Enough is enough at the end of the day. The doctor comes back, he tries to be gentle, but the truth is the truth and the boat gets rocked. âThe prognosis is not good, your aorta has cut-off just below your kidneys, you have no blood flow to either of your legs and itâs been like this for quite awhile. This is an emergency, we need to operate immediately and try to restore your blood flow, if that doesnât work, weâll have to amputate. Thatâs when our world came tumbling down around our ears. Paul and I looked at each other totally shattered ⌠not knowing what the outcome would be. Definitely, not an ordinary day at all! Words of Advice: Slow down and smell the roses, appreciate each and every day and live life to the fullest. You never know when your time is up. Appreciate the person you are with. |
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