It is after midnight, and the corridors are empty, only the sound of an occasional telephone ring can break the peaceful silence. The ICU universally dedicated to people unfortunate enough, facing life threatening, extremely serious problems, and needing round the clock medical attention. Unfortunately, those poor souls are the ones that occupy these rooms. This brings us to Nurse Rempel, the head nurse, and a good one at that. Her bedside manner is the best; her personality is to die for, overshadowed only by her concern for her patients, which has gained her praise throughout the medical field, including her colleagues, patients, and their families.

In addition, summing it up, Nurse Rempel is at the top of her field and like always, she is making her rounds, stopping at each room to analyze the patient’s condition. As you would expect, some need more attention than others do, and she gladly spends the extra time, no bother. Room 405, in bed with a rather large bandage wrapped tightly around his head and a unique mask covering his eyes lays Freddie. …show more content…
Pulling up a chair, Nurse Rempel reads the refined computers that monitor his every breath. Satisfied that all vital signs are good, she holds his hand and begins to talk.
“Freddie, how are you doing?” she says as she smiles.
You see Nurse Rempel believes that patients in a coma can hear everything around them. She, being interested and fascinated with the scenario of lying in a hospital bed, unable to speak or even move a muscle-hearing people talking and discussing your fate, how fear provoking it must be, unable to respond. A horrid thought for sure and for reasons guaranteed to shiver your spine, she consults her patients keeping them in touch with reality.
“I know you can hear me,” she says, apprehensive about the patient in