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Vomiting had pretty much been the second most painful thing I’d felt that day. I was thankful for having nothing in my stomach. The heaving stopped shortly after it started but the pain radiating from my shoulder all through my body didn’t. I felt like I was going to fall on my face every time I took a step. I made it back to my cot to lie down. I was really grateful for the pain meds when the pain started fading again.



Trisha seemed like she was gone for hours. The cutting teams… Continue

Jason had been right. Things were being taken care of. There was no reason for me to worry about anything for the time being. Of course though, I still couldn’t get myself to sit there doing nothing. So with the help of a little bit of morphine I was sitting up and actually able to hold myself upright. I wasn’t doing anything but I was up and aware talking a little here and there and listening a lot.



After they got back from getting Jessica they finished clearing the stadium. Jason… Continue

My fever broke somewhere around six hours later. When my eyes fluttered open I could feel the wave of relief spread through the room. Everyone release their breath in a collective sigh and several people started talking at once. The ones I could make out more then the others were Jason and Shannon. Everyone seemed to be rather pleased at the current state of my health. Saying the same for Jason and Shannon would be an understatement.



Jason tapped my hand lightly “I’m really glad I… Continue