The Eye of the Storm: What Caregivers Need to Hear in the Hospital Waiting Room Ep 13

PODBEAN DESCRIPTION: Ep 13 Nobody tells you about the waiting room. They tell you to get your loved one to the hospital. They tell you to call for help. They tell you that once she's there everything is going to be okay. What they don't tell you is that you're going to sit in a plastic chair under fluorescent lights for forty five minutes next to people who are laughing and joking like it's just another Tuesday while you still don't know if she made it through the ambulance ride. What they don't tell you is that when they finally call you back they're only going to let one of you go. And the arm that has been holding you together is suddenly just gone. What they don't tell you is that the woman in that bed is going to look like a stranger wearing your mother's face. This week I'm taking you into the hospital. The waiting room. The cheeseburger my husband brought me that I ate without thinking and then felt guilty about for reasons I still can't fully explain. The moment she opened her eyes and saw me and said "I'm afraid I waited too long." The social worker who asked if I had power of attorney and the word someday that I will never say the same way again. And a few things I really need you to do this week. Not someday. This week. If any part of this is your life right now — this episode is for you. I'll see you in there. 💙 Grace Lives Here is made from moments like this one. If your story connects to it, you’re part of it too. You can reach me here: 👉 https://secondstorystudios.org Or email me directly at: 👉 [email protected] Substack: Kris Sinclair Writes