a stale tale

written 05 jul 07...while accompanying my sister in the hospital

meg havana

It’s 1am already as I am writing this and…what do you know? I’m in the hospital!....for the past few days it’s like I am back to going on duty again as was my life during training. I have been trading the comfort of my bed with Sullivan & Stitch beside me, with a seemingly stiff extra bed in the hospital’s room 224. I have been missing going home after a day’s work and surfing the net looking for nothing until my eyes wear out. It is actually a personal sacrifice for me…although I admit it is a good thing to divert once in a while from my mundane life. Of course, I am not struck by an illness of some sort. I am perfectly healthy. My sister just had a hysterectomy and as expected of me, being the hospital person, it is my responsibility to accompany her to make sure her stay as a patient is comfortable and I am certain my presence would allay all her fears of being in confinement. And of course, it’s nothing grave…just the price of belonging to the female species I think. I can’t really get myself to sleep when I am here. It’s like I was reminded of those days that I made this hospital my home to tend to the needs of the ill, of strangers with the difference being that this time I am taking care of family. The nurses have been nice and doing their job well so far, or maybe they are because they know me to be someone working here and they are afraid to get reprimanded ….by me. Cheeky! But somehow, I feel that this is an advantage and somehow I feel that the direction my life is going ,is after all the right choice for me..coz had I been a mere stranger in this institution I guess it would be a really different story. So, this twist has actually made me realize that being what I am today is actually not a wasted effort..that it paid off and I am now reaping the fruits of my labor. I get bored but it’s not like I’ll be here the rest of the year…it’s only temporary and I can’t wait to get back to my usual…to sleep in my own bed, to watch tv ,surf the net....can't wait!!!