AIR FORCE DIARIES
Marquita R. Barr
March 31, 2002
ROAD TRIP! NEW YORK!
BROADWAY! LION KING the musical!
STATUE OF LIBERTY!
NOPE!
just flat on my back in Greenwich village’s St. Vincent Hospital---ticker problems again.
For months I have planned on taking advantage of the Air Force Base
monthly tour bus trips to New York. When Johnny Mathis cancelled
his Westbury, NY concert on March 8 and 9, I decided to take the March
23, tour. $45. What a deal. I had my new found
beautician style my hair in an up-sweep style with cascading
curls---suitable for “the theatre”. We left at 6:00 am and
arrived at the 42nd Street Bus Port Authority at 11:30am. I
walked about ½ block to the Amsterdam Theatr to buy tickets to
the musical play “The Lion King”. When I had searched the
internet, they stated standing room tickets would be available in the
morning of the play. When I got in line, they announced no more
tickets were available. How disappointing. I had been
trying to get to New York to see this play for 5 years---never
mind. I just bought a ticket ($100 I might add) for the May 18,
2002 trip and decided to go tour the town….then….I started getting that
ole feeling again. That feeling that all heart patients
know signals “get yourself to a hospital.” I signaled a cab and
instructed him to get me to the nearest hospital. If I had called
an ambulance, I would have been gone before they got through that
traffic. Praying all the way, I got to St. Vincent’s hospital
within minutes. I managed to drag myself into the emergency room
and after what seemed like an eternity, they started working on me in
panic mode. After about an hour, I was stabilized,
and admitted for observation. The emergency room doctor stated by
heartbeat rate was up to 250 beats a minute, causing a severe lack of
oxygen in the blood, and loss of potassium, and all that good
stuff. Well----there I was, 6 floors up with a picturesque view
of Greenwich village.
Since the 1960’s I had always wanted to visit this hippie populated New
York community (now NEW AGE groups), but from a hospital bed?? Oh
Well~! the best laid plans of mice and men…
The next afternoon they released me with a new beta-blocker medication,
to keep my hearts beating normally, but advised me to see a cardio
ASAP.which I am planning to do this week. Hitherto…..at least
I’ve had the pleasure to visit Maryland’s sister state…..
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