Three Memories Of The Hospital

blood pressure, new word, a little cry

Blood Pressure

I ask the night nurse if it goes up any higher will the top of my head pop right off? which is sort of a joke to lighten the mood but the nurse is too busy to answer and now I see a few doctor looking people in the room because it just went up to 234 over something I don’t remember and what happened after that is also blank and I’m so curious but it’s morning now and there’s a different nurse.

Typing Error

I typed so fast in bed that sound and which were stuck together without a space and it became soundwhich which I think should be a thing.

Unexpected

A nurse from yesterday’s exam comes in although it’s not his day and puts cream on my scratched up shins and smoothes it in gently wearing cool blue gloves then he smiles and puts the tube of cream on the table next to my bed and goes out the door and I reach over to pick it up and hold it close and cry a little bit because kindness can do that to you.