Chapter 29

“We can help you recover, you were and are so very lucky. You didn’t lose any of your senses that we can see. This next week, if you can look after yourself, we will think about letting you go home. You have a lot of people who care for you, apparently. But you still need a bit of extra care though.”

I turned to Matron, half-smiling through the tears. “I think I should talk to my father. See how everyone is at home before we decide on where I should go?”

She smiled back at me. “Lee said you were a smart girl, I can see what she means now.”

They stood up and went to leave, “Doctor,” I said, “Thank you for everything.” He smiled back, “My pleasure.”

The matron looked at me and then said. “I’ll send Nurse Moody in to help you into the shower.”

Rachel, Nurse Moody, duly arrived with a wheelchair and gave me set instructions. “If you can, just swing your legs off the bed, but if you can’t don’t worry.” I moved them a bit just enough to get them to the edge of the bed. Rachel threw the covers back and put one of her arms under my knees. Then lifted my legs off the bed. She would have been able to see every intimate part of me, but she didn’t bat an eyelid. Then she told me.

“When you stand up, you will be dizzy, just lean on me.”

As my feet hit the cold floor, the sensation it sent threw me was ‘weird’ and yes I was very giddy. Rachel had her arm around me and I had hold of her shoulder. I stood there getting my balance and waiting for the world to stop turning all around me.