Peace At Last

Finally! I had clean teeth, cleaner hair, and the wonderful contract nurse had helped me sponge off, at least to the point where I didn’t feel filthy!

As John and I sat there watching TV, suddenly the curtain was pulled back. Standing with a gurney to his side, and orderly smiled.

“Ready to take a trip?” he asked.

“Sure,” I said. “Where we goin’?”

The nurse who had been so helpful to me in the last few hours was standing behind the gurney. “I’ve got you a room,” she said, smiling. “It’s not permanent, but at least it will get you off the unit and into a more quiet space.”

John spoke up. “What’d you do?” he asked. “Bribe the hospital’s administrator?”

She smiled. “Well, not quite that much,” she responded, “and I may never work here again. But there was no point in someone being stuck in CCU for 5 days, when there obviously is no reason for them to be here.” She paused. “Let’s just say I know how to scream,” she chuckled.

The orderly moved to the side of the bed. “Can you help me detach all these wires?” he asked.

“Not a problem,” the nurse said. She looked at me. “When you get settled and I’m off my shift, I’ll come by to check on you.”

John moved out of the way while the other two disconnected the multitude of wires and cords. When it was done, the orderly rolled the gurney next to the bed. “I’m going to slide you onto the gurney; it may hurt a little.”

“That’s o.k.,” I answered. “I’m on my way outta here.”

Sure enough, as the orderly had warned, it was very painful sliding me onto the table. I was thankful it was over in a second.

“O.K., let’s get you out of here,” he added. “Ready to roll?”

“Take me away,” I said, adding a heart-felt thanks to the nurse. “Thank you for all you’ve done for me.”

“Not a problem,” she answered. “I’ll see you in a bit.”

I wasn’t moved very far, just around the corner from where I’d been and down a hallway. The new room was large, full of equipment, with a wall of glass on one side so the nurses station could see me.

“Look, John, there’s a TV,” I said, as they slid me onto the new bed, him following the orderly quickly.

“I hope this will be o.k. until we can get a room for you,” the orderly said. “Are you comfortable?”

“Oh, this is heaven, I said,” adding “I can’t believe I’m finally here.”

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Just as the orderly rolled the gurney into the hallway, a nurse entered the room. “I’m Michelle, and I’ll be taking care of you until we can get you back onto the heart ward.

“You have TV, there’s a stereo system, and feel free to use the sink and commode whenever you want. This room is usually reserved for critical patients, but we’ll keep you here as long as we don’t need the room.”

She walked to the wall of glass and began closing the blinds. “A little privacy may be in order,” she said. “I’ll order you some food; should be here in about 30 minutes.”

I closed my eyes and relished in the silence. “Now maybe I can get some sleep,” I said, looking over at John.

“I won’t stay in here long,” he added. “I’m sure they’re watching you like a hawk.”

I lay my head back on the pillow. The next thing I knew, dinner had arrived and it was time to eat some real food. I gave thanks for the best meal I had enjoyed in a while, and also that I had escaped the ward which resembled a bus terminal.