My body fell forward in sheer exhaustion and my breaths came out in harsh, shallow gasps. Shaking, my eyes squeezed shut; I clutched the nurse’s hand as the doctors behind me administered yet another shot of the Novocain-like substance used to numb my back while they drained the fluid that had pooled in my left [...]
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Fight or Flight
Posted in Handling the Unexpected, tagged Blood Clot, fight or flight, The Unexpected on November 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »