“I Was Strapped to a Backboard After a Crash — My Mom Only Wanted a $4,200 Transfer”

mind strangely sharp and focused. As the medication took hold, I asked Sarah for my phone.

She hesitated, clearly thinking I wanted to call my husband—who was unreachable on a work site in another state—or a friend. “Do you want me to call someone for you?”

“No,” I said. “I just need the phone. Please.”

Something in my expression convinced her. She placed continue reading …