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1. I’m kicking you out. Cebo says. It’s time to go. I’ve been lying on my hospital bed for hours. Waiting for those words. And it’s time now. Hours earlier Dr Sibanda and I had elbow greeted.We smiled.And we both knew it had been a journey. I had been at the bottom
1. I’m kicking you out. Cebo says. It’s time to go. I’ve been lying on my hospital bed for hours. Waiting for those words. And it’s time now. Hours earlier Dr Sibanda and I had elbow greeted.We smiled.And we both knew it had been a journey. I had been at the bottom
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2. .. and here I was now. Leaving.
Cebo’s voice is back with me. Consider this as just having been a short holiday. She says. I laugh. She laughs.
Cebo and I have bonded. She is young. Beautiful. And what every patient needs in a hospital. That pick me up feeling.
2. .. and here I was now. Leaving.
Cebo’s voice is back with me. Consider this as just having been a short holiday. She says. I laugh. She laughs.
Cebo and I have bonded. She is young. Beautiful. And what every patient needs in a hospital. That pick me up feeling.
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3. It’s time to grab my bag. And I do. But I need to do two things before I walk out of here. I elbow greet all my room colleagues and promise that soon we will all be talking on the outside of this building. And then it’s done. Next I need my pic with those
3. It’s time to grab my bag. And I do. But I need to do two things before I walk out of here. I elbow greet all my room colleagues and promise that soon we will all be talking on the outside of this building. And then it’s done. Next I need my pic with those
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4. who saved my life. And then that’s done too.
There’s no option of a wheelchair now. I’m walking out. With Cebo. And I can hear in the background .. the others .. saying .. we love you Mr D. We love you. I love them too.
4. who saved my life. And then that’s done too.
There’s no option of a wheelchair now. I’m walking out. With Cebo. And I can hear in the background .. the others .. saying .. we love you Mr D. We love you. I love them too.
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5. It’s down in the lift .. through the parking lot and I’m in the sun. I’m outside. I’m outside. I’m overwhelmed. But I’m a grown man. I can’t show my true feelings. I want to just cry. Grab onto Cebo and just cry. But I won’t. She looks at me. Gives me a hug.
5. It’s down in the lift .. through the parking lot and I’m in the sun. I’m outside. I’m outside. I’m overwhelmed. But I’m a grown man. I can’t show my true feelings. I want to just cry. Grab onto Cebo and just cry. But I won’t. She looks at me. Gives me a hug.
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6. Go home she says. And squeezes my hand. Walks always. Looks back and then she is gone.
And I’m outside.
The security guard is bemused. Smiling. Happy. Remember me he says. I’m the one who opened for you that night. I’m the one. I’m glad you are better....
6. Go home she says. And squeezes my hand. Walks always. Looks back and then she is gone.
And I’m outside.
The security guard is bemused. Smiling. Happy. Remember me he says. I’m the one who opened for you that night. I’m the one. I’m glad you are better....
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7. I do remember him.
I walk to my car. Still parked in the emergency section. And sit down against the fence. Just breathing. Staring at the giant building that held me captive over five days. But that also saved my life. Both were necessary.
7. I do remember him.
I walk to my car. Still parked in the emergency section. And sit down against the fence. Just breathing. Staring at the giant building that held me captive over five days. But that also saved my life. Both were necessary.
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8. I take out my phone and dial. @Powerfm987 - GM. And before I can say a word..
I’m sooooo happy he says. You have made my day. I needed this. Broer. Are you fine?
I’m good I say. I’m outside. I’m free. And we both laugh. Relief. Real relief.
8. I take out my phone and dial. @Powerfm987 - GM. And before I can say a word..
I’m sooooo happy he says. You have made my day. I needed this. Broer. Are you fine?
I’m good I say. I’m outside. I’m free. And we both laugh. Relief. Real relief.
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9. We laugh again. Now go get better he says.
On the way home I take it all in. The noises. The traffic. Everything. It’s the same route I traveled to the hospital-only now in reverse. I’m heading home.
9. We laugh again. Now go get better he says.
On the way home I take it all in. The noises. The traffic. Everything. It’s the same route I traveled to the hospital-only now in reverse. I’m heading home.
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10. At the gate my two dogs cannot conceal their joy. They are all over me. The car. But I don’t care. I missed these two German shepherds just as much as they missed me.
10. At the gate my two dogs cannot conceal their joy. They are all over me. The car. But I don’t care. I missed these two German shepherds just as much as they missed me.
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11. It’s good to be home. In your own space. In your own bed. With your own thoughts. There is something comforting about that. Reassuring. And yet I know I have a recovery journey still. I still struggle to breath. And I still have a million tablets to take..
11. It’s good to be home. In your own space. In your own bed. With your own thoughts. There is something comforting about that. Reassuring. And yet I know I have a recovery journey still. I still struggle to breath. And I still have a million tablets to take..
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12. But I’m fine. And getting better. And I trust in what the doctor is prescribing. Why not. It’s got me to this point. And I’m back from the brink. So I’m healing.
12. But I’m fine. And getting better. And I trust in what the doctor is prescribing. Why not. It’s got me to this point. And I’m back from the brink. So I’m healing.
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13. The messages of support .. thank you. You truly do not know what they mean. They lift you. And I am so glad to have the friends I have. Colleagues. And people who just responded. I needed that.
13. The messages of support .. thank you. You truly do not know what they mean. They lift you. And I am so glad to have the friends I have. Colleagues. And people who just responded. I needed that.
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14. To my colleagues: @Powerfm987 GM. Adolph. Nasipi. Linda. Max. TT. Thabiso. Vuyo from sport. The dog that bites. Mesia. Tjif. Gordie. Queen.Fifi. The young interns. Simphiwe. Siphiwe. Aldrin who wouldn’t take messages but called. And the notes from Sbosh.
14. To my colleagues: @Powerfm987 GM. Adolph. Nasipi. Linda. Max. TT. Thabiso. Vuyo from sport. The dog that bites. Mesia. Tjif. Gordie. Queen.Fifi. The young interns. Simphiwe. Siphiwe. Aldrin who wouldn’t take messages but called. And the notes from Sbosh.
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15. Ursula ... and the power dedication. Mpho Letsholonyane.......
Everybody. Thank you.
15. Ursula ... and the power dedication. Mpho Letsholonyane.......
Everybody. Thank you.
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16. The colleagues in the media spaces. Government colleagues. And that place called the #SABC. And everybody there.
16. The colleagues in the media spaces. Government colleagues. And that place called the #SABC. And everybody there.
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