Bed Number Ten

Bed Number Ten

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A patient's personal view of long term care.<BR><BR>Seen through the eyes of a patient totally paralyzed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, this moving book takes you through the psychological and physical pain of an eleven month hospital stay. BED NUMBER TEN reads like a compelling novel, but is entirely factual.<BR><BR>You will meet:<BR><BR>The ICU staff who learned to communicate with the paralyzed woman - and those who did not bother.<BR><BR>The physicians whose visits left her baffled about her own case.<BR><BR>The staff and physicians who spoke to her and others who did not recognize her presence.<BR><BR>The nurse who tucked Sue tightly under the covers, unaware that she was soaking with perspiration.<BR><BR>The nurse who took the time to feed her drop by drop, as she slowly learned how to swallow again.<BR><BR>The physical therapist who could read her eyes and spurred her on to move again as if the battle were his own.<BR><BR>In these pages, which reveal the caring, the heroism, and the insensitivity sometimes found in the health care fields, you may even meet people you know.