I remember if it was yesterday that last weekend in August
You told me you thought you were coming down with the flu
I told you phone in sick but you wouldn’t listen,
You worked a double shift instead you told me your patients needed you
I couldn’t stop you caring because that’s what you do
Sunday you rested you stayed in bed,
I brought you tea and stroked your hair
Sunday evening you were ashen, your lips a hint of blue
Your breaths were beginning to become shallow
I checked your heartbeat it was slow
All night I stayed awake with you
Monday morning arrived I rang the doctors, he said he was way on his and that
he’d phone ambulance it never arrived
You were drifting in and out of conciseness,
I recall shouting at you to stay with me, don’t you dare leave I cried.
Your heartbeat was dropping fast I was losing you
Then with a miracle it began to slowly rise
Your mum rang ,she was on her way, I told her to come quick
I helped you to the car,
At the hospital, they rush you through.
They asked who I was, I told them I was your girlfriend, your partner
They wouldn’t let me go through with you
They asked me if you had family
I told them they lived in Wales and that they were on their way
They asked me question about your medical history
But they still would not let me stay with you
I remember if it was yesterday that last weekend in August
When you nearly died and doctors wouldn’t let me stay with you
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