I had a lot of crazy dreams my first few days on Betsy and in ICU. I only remember one of them. I was inside my body on a lion. I was fighting all kinds of dark, murky creatures and everything was brown. Each part of my body (my head, lungs, heart, etc.) was it’s own room and each room had a battle to fight. I had to win the battle before I could move on to the next room. I don’t remember what the battles were, I just remember fighting. The last room, (I didn’t have to fight in it) was a grey room and when it was lit up, there were kids drawing in bright colored chalk all over the walls. There were monkeys and David Bowie and I never liked Bowie – so who knows how he ended up in my dream. Wish I remembered more of them but by the time I was off Betsy and feeling better, this is the only one I remembered. Being on Betsy the BiPap constantly made my body feel like a desert and my mouth felt like the epicenter. My mouth was so dry and my lips were so parched and cracked. At times it was very hard to swallow because my mouth had no moisture. When they took Betsy off my O2 level would drop instantly to the mid to high 60’s so it couldn’t stay off for long. Nurse L. was my nurse for those days. Another one my angels sent from God. I will tell you all about him next time.

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog. Until next time….. God Bless