Let Me Go And Win This Fight
Image by Angiola Harry from Unsplash
My eyes to hers as I walked into the ER bay
the light was dim but I could see her scared eyes
her pleading eyes
Remove this device!
Make it go away!
This is not what I want!
Suzanne, allow me to win this fight with dignity!
Not a word spoken
only eyes talking to hearts
They told me she would be okay
They told me that she had to leave the vent on
They told me that she couldn’t breathe and would suffocate without it
They told me to leave
I had out-stayed the time allotted to me
Her eyes pled with mine as I left
Get this thing off of me so I can win
The doctor shooed me away
“Go now, there’s nothing you can do for her
We will help her”
I whispered, “She wants to win this fight”
They ignored me
Two days later
she won her fight
She demanded release
It was granted
She won
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Sue Cook lives in Freeport, Illinois with her husband Randy and two dogs. Her passions include assistance dogs, rescue dogs, music, acting, theater, poetry, and Doctor Who. She’s been in both film and theater and is a regular cast member of the podcast Doctor Who’s Line is it….Anyway? Sue is an advocate for the use of Service Dogs to assist their disabled handlers to maintain their independence. Quigley’s Quest, her first children’s book, addresses how a dog becomes a Service Dog.
