Bed Number Ten - Sue Baier

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nA patient's personal view of long term care. n nSeen 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. n nYou will meet: n nThe ICU staff who learned to communicate with the paralyzed woman - and those who did not bother. n nThe physicians whose visits left her baffled about her own case. n nThe staff and physicians who spoke to her and others who did not recognize her presence. n nThe nurse who tucked Sue tightly under the covers, unaware that she was soaking with perspiration. n nThe nurse who took the time to feed her drop by drop, as she slowly learned how to swallow again. n nThe physical therapist who could read her eyes and spurred her on to move again as if the battle were his own. n nIn 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.n