Katie Kershaw
Autobiographical essay
Jacques
Can you imagine being five and knowing that you have to go to the hospital for surgery, and being so scared because you barley know the meaning of surgery. Well I know the feeling. I was really scared not knowing what will come next. But for the sake of my parents I was being brave and just acting like I was ready. I was very nervous and i was very cold since it was about 4:00 in the morning, for my open-heart surgery
As we reached the hospital I was feeling more and more scared. My mom and dad were scared too because they did not want to see there little girl in pain
When we reached the hospital, I was checked in and put in a big waiting room. I was not aloud to eat or drink because there could not be any food in my system when I was in surgery. I was extremely hungry and thirsty and I just wanted to cry. Knowing a five year old, when you get hungry you just break down and cry, and that is exactly what I didNow I was crying and I wanted to go home even more. Every time the nurse came in to check on me, I would say I was fine but I really wasn’t, I just did not want my parents to worry. My parents were trying to distract me from being hungry but nothing really helped. There was a movie player in the big room I was in and my mom asked me if I wanted to watch a movie so I said sure, but ended up not watching it and fallen asleep am sure my parents were happy when I feel asleep, I was happy when I got up because I felt refreshed.
All I remember is the doctor asking me if I want watermelon grape or strawberry flavor for my breathing mask. I choose grape and then five minutes later I am asleep. My surgery was about 5 hours long. One of my clearest memories from my surgery was being awaken by a younger nurse with VERY cold hands. I was so excited that my surgery was over and that I can eat in an hour. When I got to my room all of my family was there to welcome me back. I was relived and I could not believe it was over. But it wasn’t over yet.
Usually to see your doctor in your hospital room is not a good thing. But of course what do I see, my pediatrician was there on the foot of my bed waiting to take an echo to make sure everything is running smoothly I was used to the echoes now because I had one about every week and still have them today. I was still a little nervous because I did not want something to be wrong again. He did the echo and everything was fine and I should be able to go home in about two weeks was glad to be going home but I just wish it would be sooner.
Also I was happy to see my pediatrician because he was very nice and good with little kids
After all of my surgeries and hospital time was over I was finally ready to go home, almost all the way back to normal was so excited to be going home, also I felt like it was way over due because I have been wanting to go home for a long time
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