Icu Narrative

We always assume tragedy won’t hit close to home. We read in newspapers, or watch on the news about someone getting killed, people going into the movies and shooting, or people getting these crazy sickness’ and passing away, but we never think any of that could happen to us, one of the people that we love. I never thought that any of that could have happened either. But for our senior class, it happened to one of our loved ones. I was climbing in to bed when I got the phone call that Tyler was diagnosed with the swine flu and admitted into ICU. I gathered everything, and my mom and I drove to the hospital. The drive seemed like it took forever to get there. As I walked down the long, dark, gloomy hall I thought to myself, “Why does this have to happen?” I prayed the whole way down the hall that this was all just a dream. About thirty-five of us were gathered into the small little space they call a waiting area outside the doors of ICU. As we waited for three of us to go in at a …show more content…
It was hard losing them also, but it wasn’t like losing a part of our family. Our senior class grew up together. When we lost Tyler it was like losing a part of our family. I have never felt so much pain in my life, not only for us, but for his mother. I learned that you can never take life for granted. Always hold your loved one close to your heart. Never forget to tell someone you love them. We never know when our life is going to change forever. We never thought that Tyler would get sick like this, because he was so full of life. Life was never dull when Tyler was around. He was funny, sweet, aggravating, and laughing all the time. Even when you were mad or upset he could still make you laugh. You never know when you’re going to lose someone close to you. Our senior class lost a part of our family; that changed us forever. Hold your loved ones