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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 />

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<strong>May</strong> <strong>2023</strong>

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