SURPRISE! NOT THE GOOD KIND ...

So this was definitely not in my plan for Friday:
Before arising from my bed
A major bleed all around my right eye left
Me with a purple shiner that literally
Bled downward so as to discolor
The upper portion of my cheek
Will took one look at me and dialed
My oncologist, who said
Get Annie to the ER STAT
While dressing in slo-mo
My left nostril, acting like
A running faucet, began to
Bleed, non stop—and having
Transported me via wheelchair from
Bedroom to car, Will was seen
Behind the wheel surpassing
Freeway speed limits while
I, squeezing nostrils as tightly as
Possible, watched white tissues
Turn bright red until, upon
Pulling up to Mayo’s ER entrance
I was swept into a wheelchair while
Staff instructed Will to go home until
I was found to be semi conscious and
As such, unable to answer
The triage staff’s questions, so
Will was fetched from the parking lot
And he was visually relieved upon
Hearing that each patient, once
Admitted, was allowed one visitor, so
Will sat in his car for several hours until
A nurse informed me that we’d received
Misinformation, because the one visitor
Stipulation would not go into effect until
Monday—need I say that
Will sounded deeply frustrated during
Our last cell phone conversation, after which
He drove home while I spent
Several additional hours in the ER awaiting
The availability of a bed, which
Was mine at about 10pm though
Our arrival at the ER had been at 4:15
If there’s one place to stay clear of
During The C-19 pandemic, that
Would be a hospital ER
Blood tests resulted in
Transfusions of platelets and
Hemoglobin (No surprise there) plus
Infusions of antibiotics as
My temp was up—
No wonder why I’ve been
Sleeping, days and nights away
Teeth chattering while wearing
Sweatshirts, huddled under
Warm blankets though
The outdoor temp has been
Breaking heat records, day after day
And as I’m finally in a room
Feeling too pooped to
Pen even one more word
That’s it for today ... or should I say
Tomorrow since it’s past 1am
😷Annie