Call the Doctor

That sterile smell, the multiple doctor visits; the little white rooms, where I tried to not think about the worst thing that could be wrong with me. One of the white coats finally said something, but it wasn't good news; I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. My world had just turned upside down. I was 12 years old at the time. My parents and I didn't know anything about diabetes, so when I was told I had it, I had just assumed it was only temporary, that I will get better in a few days; I…

are racing through my mind at this point. What if I can’t play? What do I do about School? What do I tell my friends and family? Finally after a long, long wait, the doctor comes in and tells me the three worst words I could ever hear in this situation, “Yeah, it’s…

Gramma claims, stating that she is losing weight for her wedding and that she does not purge her food often, Gramma states, “They all said the same thing when they started dear. (...) You know what I would like to do? I would like to take you to a doctor. And we’ll talk it over and you can tell them” (Lines 98-103). When Gramma refers to Sissy as “dear,” she is confirming one of her own desired identities of being a supportive and loving parental figure in Sissy’s life. Through the use of this…

big machine comes into the room and starts taking a picture of my foot. Then the doctor told us to wait 20 mins until the results come in. When the results come in there were no glass in my wound. So I got happy, but I still had to get stitches. Then the doctor started washing of the mess around my wound with soap and water that when it started to sting like crazy like I just got stung by hundred bees. After the doctor finished washing the wound on my foot, he gave me a shot in my foot. I asked…

machines unknown to me of their purpose. I glared at the ceiling fan above me; watching the blades circle in motion, as time continued to pass. Before a bad stomach ache became stabbing pain and a deadly fever, I consulted with many puzzled pediatric doctors. They drew the diagnosis that my sickness was an infection by the “Mono” Virus. Mononucleosis, also called the “kissing disease”, is a common sickness in young adults spread through fluid in the oral cavity. Although the conclusion was…

become the doctor and earn the “big bucks”. Money was always everything to me. So this past summer when I had the opportunity to take my Nurse’s Aide Certification I jumped on the bandwagon because it meant a step up from a dietary aide. I started the class thinking that this was just a minor job and I wasn’t going to be doing much with the residents. Boy was I wrong! I had…

about the people it serves because they never receive any visitors from CHS to see how their clinic is doing and what its needs are. She noted that CHS decided to not pay for coffee and the coffee cups that HMA had always paid for. As a result, the doctor actually purchased them himself for his employees. Although they appreciate that he would do such a thing, they do not feel he should be the one paying for these supplies. Considering what she likes most about her job, she loves the human…

This was not our first time at Dewmont Lake, you could call us regulars. So we knew just the right places to go. One of our favorite spots was the creek. We did not only catch frogs and all sorts of creatures there but we also had jumping contests. We called it a creek but it was more like a small stream with lots of algae.…

Force” by William Carlos Williams tells the tale of a doctor. The doctor gets a call from a family who is concerned about their daughter. The story is written in the first person and limits the reader because the narrator is unreliable. The doctor is an unreliable narrator because he decides what to tell the reader, he uses odd words, and because of the irony. The point of view affects the reading and understanding because of the way the doctor tells the story. He uses a strange word choice and…

CODE BLUE in room 6710! All doctors report to room 6710. Watching my mother go into cardiac arrest while my family and I were told to wait outside. Walking backwards so I could see everything that was going on the hospital curtain was being pulled closed blocking my view. Waiting nervously, I remember hearing the doctors speaking in a high pitched panicked voice ordering the nurse to get the defibrillator ready. Next came the sounds of beeping, over and over the doctor saying CLEAR! Ordering the…