Sleepwalking
A great picture prompt from Sandra Crook
The wine had flowed freely, but now we sleep.
They say that the best dreams come to those who sleep well. But in my dream the ocean is lifting and curling, so that it appears beautiful and yet also menacing. Why are the seagulls flying towards me, and why are they lower than the crest of such a giant wave… I wake with a start, I am cold and soaking wet. ‘No I have not wet the bed’. The nurses says that the sweating and cold will do me good.
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Hopefully the fever will break soon.
A fever it was. At one point I recalled patients in bed out on verandas covered in snow!
Medics! Pah! What do they know. Hair of the dog, me lad
True, so I had a sniffer of Rum, and felt better for it.
It is a good thing his fever broke!
That is true,. This former isolation hospital was full of characters
That’s a relief then. Hope he’s better soon.
An absolute relief, but recovery was slow
That dream sounded terrifying. Good recreation of how nightmares feel. I’m glad his fever broke.
Thank you Margaret, yes fevers can be very disorienting,
Dear Michael,
A febrile dream. A unique take on the prompt. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you so much Rochelle,
Years ago, what you describe was a treatment for tuberculosis. My husband’s grandfather died after being left out, in his bed, on a snow-covered veranda. I guess that was a cure of a different kind.
Linda I am sorry to hear about your husband’s grandfather experience. I was fortunate to meet an individual who survived, he was a grand fellow.
Eerie story. Well done.
Thank you, Connie
Fever-dreams are awful, not peaceful. I remember a few of those from when I had Dengue. So glad his fever has broken. Hauntingly written, Michael.
Brenda, thank you for your great comment. I had not heard of Dengue. Mike
Heat can do terrible things to the brain. You have to get cooler but in a gentle way so the body doesn’t start shivering and raise the temp even more. Glad you made it through, Michael.
So true Jade,. This story took me back to my former career as a nurse.
You captured the misery of night sweats quite nicely.
Thank you Alicia,
What a nightmare. The treatment sounds like a nightmare too, but the feaver must be broken. Great story Michael.
Yes the Fever must be tackled. Thank you
Hopefully he recovers soon.
He did, and was a interesting individual
Those vivid dreams can be traumatic. I don’t know how many times I’ve woken up with a start and my heart racing.
Snap…
Goodness… I’m not sure if sweats are good for the body, certainly a sign of something else.
Laurie you are right, such sweats are not good.