I just wanna tell you I had an "almost to death" experience the other night.
So, I was getting my sister some headache medicine, 'cause she's been getting headaches as of late. I went to my mom's room to get the medicine. And so, I got it, took the pills out, put them on a shelf, and went to put back the bottle.
Now, there are small, carpeted stairs leading down to my mom's room. There are about four sets of steps in those small stairs. Well, as I was going down them, I tripped on them. I hit my leg on something, I hit my elbow on the edge of the table down there, and I hit my head on the handrail of the stairs. And then I fell down on my butt.
And you're probably either thinking this is really funny right now or you would just say "awww... are you okay?" and then walk away. Well, you're damn wrong and I'm not finished yet.
I started seeing black and red everywhere, and I felt so weak. I couldn't get up. And my mom was in her bed, but she rushed toward me when I fell and I could hear her screaming, "Rica!!! You're so pale!!!" Pale as in marshmellow white. I could hear myself just breathing and not responding to anything my mom was saying. So, I could hear my sister get off the phone with her friend and rush toward me, too, and my aunt came to the room, too. And I could hear my mom freaking out and my sister calling 911 and stuff.
My mom was helping me up, but I couldn't stand. I just flopped over and I couldn't respond to anything she said. Their voices were muffled, so they sounded far away, like if you get your ears clogged or such. And then, for a moment, I couldn't see them anymore and all I saw was black and such.
Now I think this part is weird. I started dreaming of my game [and I'm dreaming, so I'm unconscious]. I was playing Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core before I went to get the medicine, so I kept on dreaming about Zack and Angeal and all those CC chacters.
But then, in the middle of the dream, I heard my mom's voice, so I opened my eyes and regained consciousness. The first thing I saw was me in my mom's arms. She was shaking me and screaming my name. "Rica!! Rica!!! Wake up! Come back to me!! Lord, please let her wake up!! Rica!!! Talk to me!!!" And then I was just muttering, "Mommy... I'm okay. I'm talking..." over and over again. And I could hear my sister on the phone with the 911 people, answering their questions and such. My sister was asking my mom questions about my falling, but I was answering them weakly. I just pointed to the spots that hurt and whispered my answers and stuff.
And so, after a few minutes, their voices got louder. Then, I could speak louder and I saw more clearly. And then, I heard my mom say that color returned to my face. My sister was done with the phone and she said that the ambulance was coming. And I was like, "I'm okay" and such...
So, my sister and my mom were just talking to me. My sister was like, "You're not supposed to shake her!!" and my mom was like, "No! I had to do it or...she'd be gone!" And so, they sat me at the computer chair and my mom was asking if anything hurt. And so, I just whispered, "I hit my leg, but my arm hurts more..." And so, she wanted to check on the leg and I was like, "My arm hurts more..." So, she and my sister looked at my arm and there was a bruise on it and such. Very swollen. They asked me if I could stand, since I needed to walk to the bed because the person on the phone said that I needed to get warm. I said yes, but I mentioned that I was shaking. She said I was sweating really hard.
Then, my sister and my mom helped me to the bed. And so, they put the blanket over me and my sister hugged me tight and started crying. My sister's older than me, so I hugged her back with my right arm and just smiled. My mom was crying and just ranting on and on about worrying and how I was about to "not live" and stuff, and from downstairs, I could hear my aunt crying and yelling, "IS SHE OKAY??" She was downstairs because she was calling my grandma to tell her that I got into an accident with the stairs.
And then, my mom tested me for amnesia. I was like, "Mommy. I'm fine. The only things that hurt are my arm and my leg." But she kept going and was like, "Where are you now?"
"Auntie Flor's house?"
"What's your name?"
"Veronica ------"
"When's your birthday?"
"November 6th, 1994."
"How many numbers am I holding?"
"Three. I DON'T HAVE AMNESIA....*sigh*"
And then she finally got it... She said I was unconscious for at least 2 minutes....
And then, the ambulance people came. They were three dudes. XD They weren't hot, but they were nice. Hahahah. Anyway, they were asking me questions and telling me what they were gonna check for. So first, they put my finger inside this clip thing. But since I was talking and I usually move my hands when I talk, I kinda took my finger out of it. And so Ambulance Person A was like, "It's okay" and put it back on. And Ambulance Person B was asking me questions, usual "when's your birthday," "do you have any allergies" sort of thing. Ambulance Person C was checking my blood pressure with my right arm first, since the left one was the one that was injured. And then he checked my head and my arm.
So, A.P.C was like, "Well, I don't see any major injuries on her arm, so it's not broken. However, there could be a hairline fracture in her arm, so I could recommend you get an x-ray. If you think it's necessary, you could bring her to the hospital or the ER if you want, tomorrow or right now."
A hairline fracture is when your bone isn't out of place. It's just cracked. And my mom said no, so they were like, "I hope your okay." And I said thank you and stuff and yeah.
Well, the next day [which was the 28th of August, 2008] My dad picked me up in the morning, so that I could go to Patient First and get an x-ray. And my mom called my dad last night, and my dad told me the first thing in the morning that he couldn't sleep last night. And then, we went to Patient First and filled stuff out for the receptionist.
So, after that, I followed Nurse 1 and she checked my height and weight. According to her scale, I lost two pounds, and according to her height measurer thing, I shrunk...AGAIN. What am I 5'2? 5'1? 5'1/2? OR 5? According to her, it was 5. Psh....but people can't shrink. You LIARS. Anyway, then she led me to a room [the 3rd room] and told me to sit down. And then Nurse 2 came and asked me what had happened and a few questions. She checked my blood pressure and put the finger clip thing on me again. And then, after she was done, Nurse 3 came and told me to come with her to get x-rays.
X-rays are pretty cool. She told me to turn my arm 4 different ways and stuff. And the lady was pretty funny. But anyway, she led me back to the room and then I said thank you and stuff [I say thank you every time the nurses/doctors help me during this time, so yeah]. And then Nurse 2 came again and told me to put a patient outfit on. It was light blue and long and there were only two pairs of ties that you would tie to cover yourself. And so, she told me to strip my upperbody. And I'm NOT going in detail with this. She went out of the room and brought my dad with her.
After I put the blue thing on, Nurse 2 came with Nurse 4. Nurse 4 said she was gonna take some blood, so I was just talking to her about my dad and my dad's house. She's really funny and both of them were laughing. Anyway, Nurse 4 was done, so I said thanks as she walked out of the room. Nurse 2 said she was gonna do a EKG/ECG, which is a Electro-Cardio Gram/Graph or something like that. It just tests your heartrate and such for 15 seconds. So, she put these black stick things on my body and stuff and attached wires to them. It was really quick.
Anyway, she said she was done and that the Doctor would come. So, she said not to put my clothes on yet and I just put on my bra [XD] and turned my blue outfit backwards so that there would be no opening in the front.
So, my dad came inside when I told him it was okay and the doctor came and he asked me what happened. And I told him. And then he check my ears and eyes and told me to do a bunch of stuff that tests your reflexes. After that and a lot of other stuff for reflexes, I said thank you and he walked out of the room and stuff with my dad. And so, I put my shirt back on and took of the blue outfit thing and yeah.
I could hear my dad and him talking about recommending a CAT Scan/MRI Scan. I was like, "WHAT?" in my head. I mean, I did hit my head, but I dunno if it was THAT hard, and I don't HAVE amnesia...
Anyway, after that, my dad bought some cream and we were gonna go to ihop and stuff. Strawberry Banana French Toast, people. Very very delicious.
Well, after that, we made an appointment with my main pediatrician. She was the only one who would be able to do a CAT scan at this time.
Anyway, it was only an appointment, so my dad dropped me back to my house and said goodbye and stuff. My sister was waiting for me, so I gave her the chocolate pancakes and such and we watched my x-rays on a CD that the Nurse 3 gave to me. Anyway, a few hours later, my sister got ready to go with her friend and I was just playing Stepmania on the computer. Then my mom called.
She was like, "Your pediatrician called and said that she'd available before 4" and I was supposed to be at the movies with my friends at 4, so I got kinda mad. But health's more important, right? Anyway, she also said something about my school schedule, so she was on her way home.
Anyway, she came home, we went to my pediatrician and I did the same thing over again:
-told her what happened.
-told her where it hurts.
-blah blah blah.
All that stuff, and unlike the other Doctor, she's awesomeness and she's really funny. After all, she's been my sister's pediatrician, so I've seen her personality. Anyway, after a few repeats of what happened at Patient First [just questions, height and weight, and reflex testing], she said I was fine and that she had no excuse of giving me a CAT Scan. Anyway, I said thank you and I had a nice day. XD
So, um, point of this story?
-You better not take life for granted.
-You better value your life.
-You better be careful of your surroundings, because falling on 4 carpeted steps of stairs looks like it wouldn't be a big deal.
Just, be careful, and I will too.
I hope I don't trip anymore. ^_^
----------Rica, Veronica, Raylinn, Trinity
Community Member
*huggles*
By the way, you might not want to put your last name in your journal entry... Don't want no ***** coming to your house at night. >.>;
EDIT: Thanks. :3