We have a Dream to Be...

Has anyone had a dream within a dream? I’m getting ahead of myself. The year was 2016 the exact date is October 20th and on this date changed my life forever! You see my mum and I went shopping, I was a little tired, told my daughter I’m going to have a nap and she said sure. After a while later she came to check on me and this changed her life forever! No one knew I was having a Double Stroke, my daughter was so brave and called {911} she couldn’t call my mum because she was with my brother moving my nephew. That day I was in the hospital, my daughter called her aunt, she came and got her. Finally my mum and brother went to the hospital where the doctors told them I wouldn’t make it through the night!

You see the stroke hit my heart and my brain. I was told this but before I go with that statement, let me explain what I was going through and can’t say; {that I saw the light, because that was not the case} I saw something different and I never did say that I was normal! Anyhow? Back to what I was talking about, I saw my dead grandma with her native friend, {I know that is not the political term} the technical term is aboriginal people and was sitting on the grass drinking tea with crumpets. In the far distance, I could hear my mum calling out to me and saying; {you can’t leave now, you have two children that need their mother}? Trying to ignore her words, I was listening to the soft sounds of drums beating, later was told that was my heart beat and when my mother told me I can’t leave just yet, I have to be here for those kids.

It took me two weeks to wake up. With my family, they were the only ones allowed to stay with me, don’t get me wrong I had lots of friends including my family sending out preys and lots of nurses including doctors working with me. So you see, I woke up, but there was still something wrong with me, the only word I could say; {C}, I was paralyzed on the right side. Sometimes there was a lot of frustration because I could not speak properly and my memory was not there. What I mean is; I really did not know who I was! My family had to tell me stories, that is where my {Sister-in-Law} comes into play, what I mean is she worked day and night getting my memory back including reading and writing extra. When she was not there the specialists came in, continued reading, writing, exercises, and was getting my speech back slowly all I can say at this time is Thank You!

It has been about a month now. Still in the hospital, talking a bit better and slowly getting my legs moving. Now I’m walking around the hospital, having my family all around and talking. I am getting ahead of myself again. Was talking about having a dream within a dream right? When I was technically sleeping, I was talking about my grandma and her friend and within those two weeks I was dreaming about a life where I was alone. In a little cabin of the sea shore, a storm started brewing, the clouds rolled in fast and it was raining. Putting wood in the fire, making a cup of coffee and snuggling up by the fire with my novel. All I could hear was the wild life surrounding the cabin, there is something you need to know about me! My classification of {Evil/Neutral Druid the classification of the undead} was bitten by a vampire and my name is Deer River. The meaning in Ojibway is Waawaashkeshiwi-ziibiing. My skin is cold to the touch, my eyes are a little hard to explain but here it goes, one eye is hourglass and the other one is black known as the cold one.

According to this website; https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/vampire-history Vlad Dracul was born in Transylvania, Romania. He ruled Walachia, Romania, off and on from 1456-1462. Some historians describe him as a just—yet brutally cruel—ruler who valiantly fought off the Ottoman Empire. Vampire superstition thrived in the Middle Ages, especially as the plague decimated entire towns. The disease often left behind bleeding mouth lesions on its victims, which to the uneducated was a sure sign of vampirism.

My classification of {Chaotic Neutral, "Free Spirit" Druid the classification of the undead} in English terms means; Chaotic Neutral, "Free Spirit" as well known as the cold one and back to my dream within the dream and have I got your attention now? I was in my cabin, it was the next day, sitting at the table and thought I heard something outside. Jumping to my feet, putting my hands on the handle, just then the handle started to turn and to my surprise an old friend was looking at me strangely. I guess you're wondering who it was? It was my oldest friend in the whole world. His name is “Raistlin” and should not have said; my oldest friend, should have said, my soulmate.

We have been long time friends ever since we passed the test in Sorcery University, anyway; you have been gone for a long time Deer River said to Raistlin? I know, I don’t ask for you to forgive me, but I’m here now and ask for your help? Raistlin said. Let me make you a cup of coffee, put more wood in the fire pit and you can tell me all about it, Deer River said. As I was telling you “Raistlin” said I need your help! We need to travel to the forgotten realms, retrieve the “golden eagle” from the swamp King and return it to the {Dragon Mother}! It has to be near super time by now. Is that all Deer River said. We took our leave to the forgotten realms, this is where it gets a little spooky. Coming out of nowhere, skeletons, out of the shadows creeping along the walls, to top it all off spirits started to appear and then to top it all off started to wake up from this dream within the dream. But one thing I can say is; thank you to my family and a very special thank you to all the doctors including all the specialists but most importantly a very special thank you to my Sister-in-Law who did most of the work.

Back in the hospital, looking around seeing my family all around and including my children. It was time for me to go home! Before that happened the doctors and the specialist said I needed to get a brain scan but there was no money. So when I went home, it took 5 years now to be stuck with issues with the right eye, short term memory, sometimes stuttering, my brain thinks faster than the words coming out of my mouth and there is something wrong with my brain but I don't know what it is? Have you ever had a dream within a dream? It is kind of cool in its limitations. Now that's what I have limitations but not going to let them stop me from fulfilling my dreams of being a freelance writer!

Then my eyes close again. Was still in the hospital. What is going on I asked? Before you leave the hospital you need to know that you're different now! Since your stroke something's not right the voice said. Was taking on a new high level of power and if I was to be dead someone or something would have taken my soul! You see, this is not the first time I was almost to die. I was two years old when I had a very high temperature, was in the hospital. My mum and dad said {take one of us instead of my little girl} my fever was gone. Now this is the second chance of life and not many people get a second chance of life! Some would say why me? Yes I’m not going to lie, {I was one of the also}, but when I said there was something not right with me I wasn’t lying, my kids are gone and I’m alone. Don’t get me wrong, I love the quietness but my kids hate me and I don’t know {WHY}?

I can get over it, the kids have to grow up but they have to know I am here and always will be! We all have to live our lives to the fullest, be what we can be, do the best that we can be and that is what I am Free!