Saturday, June 2, 2018

WELCOME BACK LAZARUS: Coming Back from the Brink Is Hard Work


Two years ago, I had a surreal experience. I thought that I had died. 

That statement is suspiciously ambiguous, I know, but it's true. I suffered sudden anaphylaxis in the wee hours of one Saturday morning alone in my bathroom, struggled to stay alive, blacked out, was conscious for a few more minutes, and then, in the words of my wife and daughter (who had awakened by this time), collapsed lifeless onto the bathroom floor. 

From the time that I blacked out, I didn't come to any conscious sense until almost 30 hours later when I awoke in ICU.

When I awoke mid-morning on Sunday, I couldn't remember anything. 
  • I didn't know where I was 
  • I didn't know why there were people around me
  • I couldn't make out what they were saying
  • I couldn't communicate to them in a satisfactory way
It was as if I had just been born, and all of the happy faces (a few serious ones) and all of the busy activity surrounding me seemed to be a collective, Welcome to the world, Robbie!


Where I awoke
(Williamson Medical Center: Franklin, TN)

Hey, my experience isn't unique by any means. Thousands of people, I imagine, are saved from peril everyday. But next is where my story derailed me for a good month initially, and then for the better part of a year. It came back to me in little, unwanted memory-seizures, but I slowly realized that something happened to me while I was under. And it involved my consent.

I can't tell you the story here, or there's no reason for you to download this little book.

IT'S FREE here from Sunday, June 3, 2018 to June 7, 2018. You don't have to have a Kindle Reader to be able to download and read this little book! Amazon will convert it for you in whatever format your device requires.

My experience can help the friends and loved ones of those who return from a close call with what can seem to be a total lack of appreciation for all the efforts to bring them back.

So, please, SHARE.

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