This might be a little disturbing to some folks...
A friend at work related the following story to me
today which un-nerved me quite effectively. For a few
minutes I had a Kultish moment boil up inside me.
Where-in I considered some un-thinkable things.
A friend of my coworker has been suffering from
a re-occuring Brain Tumor. He has had 2 operations
to date. Let's call him Mikey. Mikey has a room-mate
we will call Billy. Billy realized that Mikey was
not right oneday... in conversation he started to
repeat back the last few words of the person talking
to him almost questioning like... covering for a
mental lapse that was taking place. Sadly Mikey is
about 25 or so as I understand it. Anyhow, realizing
he was becoming more and more vacant he took him to
the Hospital... Mikey had complained of a headache
earlier that day.
Once they got to the Hospital... they rushed his
case and a Doctor interviewed him... seemingly as
it was told to me almost un-willing to really
examine him... When asked what was wrong Mikey
said nothing, just a headache... gave what ever
answers might get him out of there... Billy told
the Doctor please listen to me. Don't ask him...
I am his room-mate I know him very well and some
thing is wrong with him... after a few more
questions and checking a drainage tube from his
last surgery... to drain away excessive cerebral
fluids of some kind and or puss from the tumor
site. I was told it is clear for the most part
with droplets of blood and little streaks of
blood in it.
He was released and taken to his Mothers house
to be observed and taken care of for a few days
in the room-mates good judgement. He started to
speak in a sort of gibberish... A few short hours
later he collapsed and was taken to the Hospital
again... where he now lay unresponsive in a comma.
After a few days my Buddy "Paul" and some friends
of Mikey went to the Hospital to visit him. The
Mother was quite shaken and understandably
frazzled. She told them the staff said it is
good if people talk to him and try to bring him
out of it... Paul and some of the guys go in
to see him and are talking amongst themselves.
They had gone on a few vacations together...
twice with Mikey... and the conversation
steered that way as I understand it.
Paul calls to Mikey and said something to the
affect hey it's me Paul and I am here with
John, Billy and Robby... hang in there buddy
we miss you... His head was bandaged, various
monitors and medical equipment the only
disturbance as things fell quiet between the
group. Mikey was still...
Without warning Mikes' right arm with a fist pushed
upward against a strap they had him secured to
the bed with... and his eyes fluttered but did
not actually open and began to tear up... it
seemed as if he was trying to get up... lastly
his mouth fell open. My coworker Paul told me
he looked as if he was going to scream but nothing
came out. Just as soon as it began it was over
and he was still again.
A short time later the Mother showed up and a
Doctor entered just behind her. He asked for the
non-family members to leave the room. They complied
leaving the Mother there alone with him.
A short time later he left the room and the
Mother had tears rolling down her cheeks. Paul
told me he rushed over to her with Billy...
out of the group they knew her and her son since
their childhood. Billy asked what did the Doctor
say? How is he doing?
She was broken up... but eventually managed to
say his Tumor had returned and the Doctors
felt she should prepare for the worst. They
were not able to cut it all out the last time.
He said that he has been unresponsive since
he was brought in. Sorry...
My work buddy Paul told me he looked at the
Mother and basically said... I know you a long
time and I am not lying when I tell you this...
and he related the story to her about his movements.
She burst out her response to the effect... See,
that's what I have been saying... (having witnessed
movement as well) yet the Doctor has been telling
her he is unresponsive to treatment.
The following discussion topics developed between
Paul and I... Does a person in a Comma move about?
Is it something like movement Corpses sometimes
have happen? Would it be so forceful as he described
to me? He was horrified and I fully believed his
recounting of this tale. He is very level headed
to my experience with him but he put an un-
settling feeling through me... Could there be a
misdiagnosis? Does the Hospital just not care
because it is a poor immigrant family? Did they
botch something up and want to be rid of him? Is
it just an unfortunate observation for them to
have witnessed related to his condition? What's
with this Brain fluid draining stuff anyway? I
told him I hope she can get a second opinion.
Kult-wise like any good GM I saw an inspiration
from this un-nerving tale. Later on... I thought
of ORDO FRATRIS MORTIS (Legions Of Darkness) p.120
and a few other things... Kult-wise draining Brain
fluids and or malicious surgery... imagine being
trapped in your own body in such a state and being
aware, maybe in pain and unable to cry out? Or in
a comma and a dream creature or something trying
to seize your coporial form... let your mind wander
on this sad story...
The names are false but it is the story as told
to me earlier today is essentially accurate. I
just thought I'd share it...