White Blank Page is an unfiltered and unedited, daily free writing exercise by Erin McGrath Rieke.

Agoraphobia is a fear of being in situations where escape might be difficult or that help wouldn't be available if things go wrong.

2317 days ago, I woke up from a drug induced coma to the face of an unknown woman with crystal blue eyes, brassy yellow hair and gray roots. I don’t remember speaking to her. I don’t think I could. But I vividly remember the shock in her face when she looked down at me after she adjusted something over my head. She gasped and then exclaimed, “Oh thank goodness honey. We didn’t think you were going to make it.”