A patient's personal view of long term care.<br /> <br /> Seen through the eyes of a patient totally paralyzed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, this moving book takes you through the psychological and physical pain of an eleven month hospital stay. BED NUMBER TEN reads like a compelling novel, but is entirely factual.<br /> <br /> You will meet:<br /> <br /> The ICU staff who learned to communicate with the paralyzed woman - and those who did not bother.<br /> <br /> The physicians whose visits left her baffled about her own case.<br /> <br /> The staff and physicians who spoke to her and others who did not recognize her presence.<br /> <br /> The nurse who tucked Sue tightly under the covers, unaware that she was soaking with perspiration.<br /> <br /> The nurse who took the time to feed her drop by drop, as she slowly learned how to swallow again.<br /> <br /> The physical therapist who could read her eyes and spurred her on to move again as if the battle were his own.<br /> <br /> In these pages, which reveal the caring, the heroism, and the insensitivity sometimes found in the health care fields, you may even meet people you know.