Went to the hospital today. Had a surgery in general anaesthetic to open for more oxygen when breathing through my nose. An absolute wonderful experience people-wise. Except for the woman cleaning the area where I spend time when waiting for my turn, and whom - out of discretion perhaps - wasn't interested in any eye contact what so ever, I met so many open, warm, smiling and caring people during my short - awake - stay. From other patients, relatives, doctors, nurses and porters. When returning home, the actual operation didn't make much impression, but the impression made by all these different strangers, in a hospital environment, often described as very stressful and lacking human presence, made me absolutely grateful and filled with warm delight. All the faces and interactions stayed with me the rest of the evening, easily overshadowing any pain or discomfort due to the operation.
Spent nine hours at the hospital. 4 hours in deep sleep. Before I fell asleep the nurses advised me to think about something nice, "you can influence your dreams during general anaesthetic" they told me. And so I did.
Closed my eyes thinking about walking in the forest.
When I woke the nurses told me that I had smiled the entire time. And I could feel in every cell of my body that they were right. I did smile, also within!
Cause I dreamt of this amazing woman who passed away 3,5 years ago.
It felt as if she was still there, when I woke, and when I drank the cold lemonade offered to me right after awakening, and I noticed how extremely pleasent cold lemonade can feel in your mouth and throat, in a situation like that, I recall her last hours awake, and the pleasure and gratitude she expressed whenever my son proudly brought her new cold lemonade to her bed.
Thank you grandma for being there with me today!
Spent nine hours at the hospital. 4 hours in deep sleep. Before I fell asleep the nurses advised me to think about something nice, "you can influence your dreams during general anaesthetic" they told me. And so I did.
Closed my eyes thinking about walking in the forest.
When I woke the nurses told me that I had smiled the entire time. And I could feel in every cell of my body that they were right. I did smile, also within!
Cause I dreamt of this amazing woman who passed away 3,5 years ago.
It felt as if she was still there, when I woke, and when I drank the cold lemonade offered to me right after awakening, and I noticed how extremely pleasent cold lemonade can feel in your mouth and throat, in a situation like that, I recall her last hours awake, and the pleasure and gratitude she expressed whenever my son proudly brought her new cold lemonade to her bed.
Thank you grandma for being there with me today!
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