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Quick, Call an Ambulance!<br />
By: Crystal Merryman-Sarbacker /<br />
Out & About<br />
Last month my husband Ray and I decided to<br />
have dinner at our favorite Italian bistro. We<br />
like to slip in at a moment’s notice and look for a seat at the bar so<br />
we can relax, listen to the talented local<br />
musicians, and then have an authentic<br />
Italian meal.<br />
Ray and I never seem to run out of<br />
things to talk about, but suddenly and<br />
without warning, I found I couldn’t follow<br />
his conversation. I had a strange sensation<br />
that my barstool seemed to be shrinking. I<br />
knew this was crazy.<br />
It was just a typical barstool and even<br />
had a footrest. But something weird was<br />
happening and I was afraid I might fall<br />
off my leather chair. It seemed to keep<br />
slipping out from under me.<br />
I tried to explain this to Ray, but his voice was fading away. I could<br />
tell Ray was struggling to keep me from falling to the floor, but by this<br />
time I was slipping in and out of consciousness.<br />
Ray yelled for someone to help, but everything was happening so<br />
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fast, most of the diners sitting nearby just stared at us, as if we were<br />
characters in some sort of show. By this time, I was vaguely aware that<br />
Ray needed help and I needed an ambulance.<br />
Everything seemed surreal. By the time the ambulance arrived I was<br />
completely helpless and barely conscious.<br />
Before I knew what was happening, we were on our way to the<br />
hospital. Ray was following the ambulance<br />
and I had no idea where we were going,<br />
but it didn’t matter.<br />
Summerlin Hospital had been notified<br />
and I was barely aware of anything as the<br />
hospital staff started checking my vitals<br />
and filling out my admission papers.<br />
For the next two days I had a myriad of<br />
tests, which fortunately revealed that my<br />
problem had been a bad reaction to a<br />
prescribed medication.<br />
Two days later I was awake, feeling much<br />
better, and released from the hospital. It<br />
was almost as if nothing ever happened.<br />
A word to the wise… Always double-check your prescriptions!<br />
Crystal Merryman-Sarbacker is an award winning writer &<br />
travel agent. She can be reached at Merryman2@aol.com.<br />
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