My Parents Tried to Force a Waiver for $450,000. By Morning, My X-Rays Were Evidence and the Police Were Walking In.

thorough job.

The part of me that was her daughter registered that and went very, very still.

The part of me that was an ER nurse got to work.

Airway? Clear. No choking, no blood filling my mouth. I could swallow.

Breathing? Shallow, but happening. Pain on the left side of my chest, sharp and localized. Probably at least one broken rib. Maybe two.

Circulation?continue reading …