Suddenly, I felt myself growing even smaller! I was going to say to Patient J "What are you doing to me!" But all that came out was gibberish!
No, not gibberish. Baby talk.
I was a baby, and a LITTLE baby at that! My whole body felt smooth. I realized I couldn't talk because my vocal chords weren't fully developed yet. And I didn't have any teeth, either!
I tried to figure out what had happened to me. I was angry. I was confused. I was scared.
But most of all -- I was HUNGRY!
I thought carefully. I hadn't had lunch yet. I'd been dieting lately and had a lite breakfast. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but now ...
This was awful. How could ANYONE leave me small and naked like this, helpless with an awful, raging hunger in me! I wanted to scream at the indignity.
No. I wanted to cry.
And I did. Loud and long.
Jean leaned over and picked me up, holding me in her arms.
"Dr. Von Hauser?" she said in a near panic. "What am I going to do?"