The clock was ticking. It was midnight and the doctors were about to leave until an EMT rushed in. A woman was bleeding uncontrollably. The woman was sitting in her room waiting for treatment. Why had no one come in yet? Could they not treat her because of her colored skin?
Finally, the doctors came in and told her what was happening. “Ma’am, it looks like you have several blood clots. We need to take you to surgery now,” said the doctors. All of this was a blur to the lady.
During the surgery, the doctors realized that they couldn’t save her leg. They would need to amputate her. The next morning, the lady woke up to an instant shock. Her leg was gone. The doctors said, “We are so sorry. Unfortunately, we could not save your leg due to some …show more content…
She always told the daughter to eat her pills. The lady was confused but still ate it.
The nights were the worse for the lady. She kept having the same nightmare over and over again. She kept dreaming that someone was cutting of her leg. She was horrified. The next morning, the lady called the doctors. The doctors explained, “Ma’am, we think you are suffering from Phantom
Limb Syndrome. It’s when a patient thinks and feels like their leg is there but it isn’t. You are probably having nightmares from that.”
The lady understood what the doctors said. She had her pills and went to sleep. She had the same nightmare again and then she immediately woke up. She looked around. The windows were creaking open but she knew she locked them. In the corner, she saw a creeping, dark shadow. The shadow looked familiar. She immediately started screaming and then the shadow disappeared.
The lady was completely confused. She had so many questions. Am I seeing things? Why did the shadow look like grandma? What kind of pills am I eating? Why did no one believe me?
The girl went back to sleep but woke up again because of the nightmare. She looked around but there was no shadow. Was her mind playing games with her or was there someone actually out there playing games with
Finally, the doctors came in and told her what was happening. “Ma’am, it looks like you have several blood clots. We need to take you to surgery now,” said the doctors. All of this was a blur to the lady.
During the surgery, the doctors realized that they couldn’t save her leg. They would need to amputate her. The next morning, the lady woke up to an instant shock. Her leg was gone. The doctors said, “We are so sorry. Unfortunately, we could not save your leg due to some …show more content…
She always told the daughter to eat her pills. The lady was confused but still ate it.
The nights were the worse for the lady. She kept having the same nightmare over and over again. She kept dreaming that someone was cutting of her leg. She was horrified. The next morning, the lady called the doctors. The doctors explained, “Ma’am, we think you are suffering from Phantom
Limb Syndrome. It’s when a patient thinks and feels like their leg is there but it isn’t. You are probably having nightmares from that.”
The lady understood what the doctors said. She had her pills and went to sleep. She had the same nightmare again and then she immediately woke up. She looked around. The windows were creaking open but she knew she locked them. In the corner, she saw a creeping, dark shadow. The shadow looked familiar. She immediately started screaming and then the shadow disappeared.
The lady was completely confused. She had so many questions. Am I seeing things? Why did the shadow look like grandma? What kind of pills am I eating? Why did no one believe me?
The girl went back to sleep but woke up again because of the nightmare. She looked around but there was no shadow. Was her mind playing games with her or was there someone actually out there playing games with