I was put in a room and they shut the door at night. My neighbor stayed for hours. I woke up and the sun was up, a note on my shirt from my neighbor saying she had to go sleep and what time she left. No one checked me for 4 hours. I decided I was safer at home and my mom could take care of me better. She called me silly and I lost my cool. I pulled out the I.V. the blood flew which I stopped as I knew how to stop it. I signed a paper and went home. I slept I was told 32 hours when I got home.

I suffered many months with severe health problems. I argued with the internist and insisted on some help or a referral to a dr in another city. A Year later, I had an MRI which showed I still had a swollen right side of my brain. I asked to be tested for West Nile and was told it was impossible and they were not doing that. I got a new G. P., I was told that was impossible to do in this town. He has helped but had unfortunately has not much to go on as my medical file was destroyed in a fire. The Doctor said he cannot just believe my mother and me, he needs paper to work with. I am building a new file and retrieving what tests I can.

In 2003 my new G. P. refereed me to an epilepsy specialist who confirmed I do not have seizures, that I have a brain injury. The specialist only told me a suspicion of E but would not put the pen to the paper. I have retired my nursing staff which includes my mother, my neighbor and my now 10 year old daughter who is in counseling to help her become a child again. I am going to make it up to her. She recently told her best friend that her mom is not sick any more. I am so pleased to hear such wonderful words as the counseling is giving back to her something I had no right to impose on her.