I Threatened The Life Back Into My Daughter

I've been rolling this over in my mind since it happened and still dont know what to make of it. My daughter(18) telephoned me from her bathtub. For four hours she had been in pain and couldnt get out of the tub. Useing a back scubber brush she finaly managed to reach her cell phone that was on the bathroom floor on top of her clothes she had removed and called me.

I go to her house and finaly manage to get her out of the tub, throw a robe on her and get her to the emergency room. She's screaming and crying from the pain so the doctor on call recommends morphine to ease her discomfort before examining her. I, hating to see my daughter in such horrific pain was almost relieved when the two nurses on call began to administer the morphin through my daughters I.V. (one of the nurses was a student so she watched while the certified nurse did the needle work).

Anyway, it wasnt but only a few seconds after the morphyne that my daughter took a loud deep breath, a long exhaul and fell silent. SHE QUIT BREATHING! Both the nurse and student nurse flew into a panic (I kid you not). It was as if they were both students and never been in a situation such as that. One was calling my daughters name while the other was looking around the room wild eyed as to what to do.

I immeadiately began to panic as well. I jump up from the chair I was sitting, shoved the student nurse aside, and grabbed hold of my daughters shoulders. I started shaking her and in sure panic yelled "IF YOU DIE ON ME GIRL I WILL KILL YOU! NOW BREATH!" And just like that, she began to breath. The doctor decided once he finally made it into the room after one of the nurse's finally summoned him that the morphin hit my daughter too quickly and took her breath away for a few seconds. Told me it happens sometimes.

But, all I know is for a brief time, that was way too long for a mother, my daughter wasnt breathing and her body was limp. After the crises was over and my daughter was breathing normal and was alert, the student nurse joked with her about how I threatened her back to the living. My daughter laughed and said "Yeah, mom can be a little scary at times" I laughed as well, but the next day when the shock wore off I cryed.

Every time I hear anything about morphine, I think about the reaction my daughter had from it and a knot forms in my throat.

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