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Personal Narrative: Uncle Morris's Disabilities

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NURSES STATION
Pat holds onto Morris’s wheelchair she stops pushing him.
PAT
Ashley stop, I need to find out when visiting hours are over.
Ashley’s eyes grow wide.
ASHLEY
Okay mommy!
Pat walks towards the nurse’s station.
PAT
What time is...
Ashley grips the handles on Morris’s wheelchair. She squints her eyes with a look of determination in her eyes. One hand on the wheelchair, and another hand on the respirator.
ASHLEY
Are you ready to go flying Uncle Morris?
She taps her feet quickly into the ground, just about to take off running. Her jaw drops and she takes off. Morris’s eyes expand from pure fear on what is about to happen.
ASHLEY (CONT’D)
Ahhh!
A few moments later. Pat is still talking to the NURSES, who gather around the nurse’s …show more content…
HALLWAY - DAY
Morris speeds down the hallway in his wheelchair. He turns a corner and there’s his beautiful wife, holding Ashley. Morris is a few inches away from hitting Sandy. Ashley starts crying. Sandy is frozen in fear, her eyes enlarge.
Morris tries to stop, but his hand spasms. He crashes into Sandy. She falls to her knees, still holding onto Ashley. He rolls over her leg. Ashley escapes from Sandy’s arms and runs towards Pat crying hysterically.
INT. HOSPITAL BEDROOM - DAY
Sandy wipes the blood off her leg. Pat holds the alphabet board up to Morris.
PAT
(to Sandy)
He says he’s sorry.
Pat puts the sign down on Morris’s bedside table. Sandy throws the bloody towel into the Biohazard trash.
SANDY
It’s okay, but you scared Ashley.
Ashley stands a few feet away from the bed, biting her fingers. Sandy picks Ashley up. Ashley looks at Morris and starts crying. Sandy hands her off to Pat. Pat bounces Ashley up and down in her arms. She leaves the room.
SANDY (CONT’D)
I had a couple come the other day to check out our house and they really liked it.
Pat walks into the room, knocking on the door. Ashley yawns. She closes her eyes, resting her head on her mother’s shoulder.
PAT
(speaks …show more content…
SANDY (CONT’D)
I have to go, I took the train here and Pat is going to drive me home. Bye I love you.
Sandy kisses Morris on the lips.
INT. HOSPITAL BEDROOM - NIGHT
Morris scans around the room with his eyes. The room looks cold and dark. He is all alone. Morris lies awake working on his speech. Noise is heard coming from his mouth, but he can’t pronounce any words.
INT. HOSPITAL BEDROOM - DAY
Dr. Nettle looks at Morris’s respirator.
DR. NETTLE
(to Morris)
We are going to shut off your respirator to see if you can breathe on your own. Blink twice if you have any trouble.
Cynda shuts the respirator off. Dr. Nettle studies Morris’s facial expressions.
DR. NETTLE (CONT’D)
Are you doing okay?
Morris blinks once for yes. His chest rises and falls. Dr. Nettle hands Cynda Morris’s clipboard.
DR. NETTLE (CONT’D)
Closely watch him, and in an hour turn the respirator back on.
Cynda nods her head. She has a resolute look on her face as she attentively stares at Morris. Later. DR. JACKSON, is an ENT doctor. In his late 40s, he holds a ball in front of Morris’s mouth.
DR. JACKSON
Hello Morris, I’m Dr. Jackson...
We are going to place this in your tracheotomy, to obviate air from escaping. This will help you enunciate

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