Personal Narrative: The Memorial Day Miracle

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LeeAnn M. Parker The Memorial Day Miracle. Everest University There we were sitting in the waiting room at Ohio Valley Medical Center. I asked Sandy, “Why did they tell you to get out of the room?” She responded by stating “Your mom wasn’t responding when I talked to her. She just kept staring. So I went and got the nurse and the nurse looked up at the monitors and proceeded to get the doctors. The team came in and told me I needed to leave.” The waiting room smelt like cleaning supplies and burnt coffee. The smell of it kind of made me sick to my stomach. About after five minutes, we all turned our heads to look out in the hallway because we seen about four doctors running into the I.C.U. I told my sister “I wonder what’s going on” Little did I know, it was our mother. So there I sat, impatiently in the waiting room. The television was buzzing in the background. There were some other families grieving over the loss of a loved one. My back was hurting from sitting in the uncomfortable chairs for a few hours, my son was asleep in his carrier, so I kept my head down fidgeting, playing on my cell phone. I was getting more…show more content…
He proceeded to tell me what happened, I was in a little bit of shock, but kept my feelings to myself so he couldn’t see me cry. Afterwards, I went into see my mother, she looked extremely mad to have the tubes back down her throat. It’s crazy how people can show emotion being sedated. I took her hand, started talking to her telling her everything was going to be all right and I was always going to be there for her no matter what. She squeezed my hand so I know she heard me. I told her that I had to getting home because Gunner was getting cranky and that I would be back tomorrow. I gave her a kiss, told her I loved her more than anything. I walked out into the waiting room and got Gunner, and we

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