What Could Have Been But Never Was
It All Started With My Wife Losing Her Voice
It is that time of the year
It is not uncommon to get a cough, headache or scratchy throat
Minor symptoms that can add up to a common cold
My wife was feeling great last week
This week it is a different story
She woke up and had no voice
Still feeling fine she carried on
The next day a little bit of a headache
Still no temperature and still in a positive mood
The day after a cough
That continued even at night
My wife is prone to get bronchitis
So just to be safe
We called the doctor
The earliest appointment three weeks out
So we took a trip to the urgent care
Two hour wait
I thought we might be seen ealier
We were number thirteen on a list
They asked us to wait in the car
We registered and a little over two hours later
We were seen
She had a Covid-19 test
Even with no symptoms they say you could still have it
She tested negative
Even though I would rather be so many other places
While my wife went in
I napped in the car
As I was sleeping
I heard sirens
Then they stopped
I still didn't look up
Thinking it was the police
The flashing lights still didn't bother me
When I pushed myself to open my eyes
I opened them
Blurry eyed
I seen an ambulance pull up to the emergency exit of the Urgent Care building
They brought a stretcher inside
Then still waiting I watched as they carried out
A woman that looked like my wife
They opened the back and I got out of the car
I called to her in disbelief
They put her in the ambulance
I don't think the ambulance driver heard me
I was a few feet away
He walked around to the front and they drove away
In disbelief I thought it couldn't be ?
So I went back in my car and had to think things out
My wife went in with a cough and sore throat
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Trying to make some sense of what happened
I looked at the time and waited
The place closes at eight and it is already close to seven
What if it was my wife ?
I left my phone home
Her phone was almost dead
If she couldn't talk
Nobody else would have known I was even here
So I decided to walk in
Tell them my wife was being seen
They said come to the side door
Now I was a little panicky
She said your wife is in the next room on the right
A sigh of relief
My wife hadn't been seen yet
She was still in a side room
I didn't care how long it took
When the doctor came in
After thinking the worst
What if the opposite was true ?
If she was the one going to the hospital
It turned out
Another woman that looked like my wife
Had a prednisone reaction and she was the woman who went to the hospital
My wife checked out later
With a prescription for a nasal spray and a stronger cough medicine
The doctor said It is viral
It has to run it course
It could last maybe seven to ten days
If it continues after that
Come back and we will see what's up?
Off to home
So glad to have been seen
Putting our minds at ease
It is funny how a little shock puts everything in perspective
Nothing else seemed to matter
We picked up a pizza and after writing this
I am off to bed
I have an early day of work tomorrow
I am so happy things worked out alright
Then I thought for a moment
In silence with a small prayer
What about those all those loved ones
That are waiting for
Seeing their families at their worst
Hopefully get better and on the road to recovery
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