To Cry or Not To Cry

Slide 1: To Cry or not To Cry this is the Question

Slide 2: Alfonso my husband 3 years He fell backwards, his head ago fell from a wood ladder. banged against the floor and He was putting things into his feet were trapped in the the attic when he went up, upper part of ladder. the ladder broke.

Slide 3: I went to see what had I got down his feet off the happened and I found ladder and I put a towel Alfonso unconscious, the under his head. I asked him blood flowed on floor from – How are you? his head.

Slide 4: But he didn’t understand or I answered and he repeated he didn’t listen. He only again – What Happened to asked many times – What me?.Then I understood that Happened to me? it was serious.

Slide 5: I didn’t know what to do. I He recovered consciousness called the ambulance so while we were going to the that they will take him to hospital. the hospital.

Slide 6: In the hospital Alfonso had a open practiced him injury, but the doctors various exams: too discovered that Scanner, X-ray, and the blow caused him a blood exams. internal bleeding in the head under Dura Mater and It was growing every minute.

Slide 7: They decided to I cried far from he operate as soon as because, I thought possible. In reality, that he should feel there was no other overwhelmed and I solution. should not want to hurt.

Slide 8: First the doctors cured the I again cried while I was open injury and afterwards waiting for the result, the neurosurgeon operated fortunately the operation with his team. The finished fine. I always cried operation was a craniotomy far from Alfonso, I wanted and a removal of the blood. to appear strong. It was high-risk, they put 2 titanium nails.

Slide 9: Some days later, Alfonso asked to me – Why did you never cry?

Slide 10: This slidecast was created by Viviana Viviana studies English online with Avatar Languages See more student work at avatarlanguages.com/podcasts