Hospitals can be scary
when you’re the one going in,
it’s also very scary when you
have to send a friend.

Not knowing her name
the day or year,
with her head cocked to the side
stroke was what I feared.

Emergency rooms were filled
so the hallway she was kept,
still incoherent and HIPPA rights
not being met.

Calling her family
who lives hundreds of miles away,
was a little overwhelming
not sure what to relay.

Did not want to scare them,
or cause them much alarm,
I tried to soften the blow
when I told she fell causing harm.

They took the news well,
comforted that I was here,
felt even more relief
when I told them to her I live near.

My friend is breathing heavily,
and sounds so hard to bear,
Im’ going to be by her side daily
cuz, that’s how much I care.

There haven’t been many doctors
that have come to check in,
I’m getting quite concerned,
because this sick person is my friend.

I’ve prayed and asked
some of my friends to pray too,
God answered one prayer for me,
that a stroke was out ruled.

My faith is strong that she 
will soon be ready to go,
her every move after she gets home,
I told her I must know.

At least the first week
I want to make sure she’s safe,
even if it means twice a day,
I have to walk to her place.

The sad thing about this is that
her birthday is today,
we had made plans for her
and it wasn’t to spend it this way.

Her spirits have lifted
and her sassiness is coming back,
 I can tell she’s coming around
because humor she no longer lacks.

I’m ending this for the day
for dinner she just ate,
I can get ready to leave,
she’s in a better state.

My friend I love,
with my heart and my spirit,
when she gets all better,
boy, will I let her hear it.

Good night Bonnie,
rest well tonight,
I’ll be back in the morning
before it turns daylight.