Malik Saunders

Memoirs from the 5th Floor: Fighting for My Life, is the second volume in a set of five different hospital journals. Memoirs is an in-depth look at my life before and after a near fatal car accident in 2004. My injuries left me in an induced coma for almost a week. I was running from demons and fighting for my life. I awoke in arm restraints and tubes down my throat and chest. I lost most of my small and large intestines. I also fractured my lower back and later was diagnosed with pancreatitis. The doctors say I'll be on T.P.N. (total parental nutrition) for the rest of my life. After the coma I started to drift a lot; some would say daydream. That is exactly what I do in Memoirs. I wander in and out of topics. A lot was written under heavy sedation, so please forgive me. When you're in tremendous pain staying focused is very hard to do. My family tried to make me feel as comfortable as possible under the circumstances. There were times I never thought I'd make it. I share my most intimate thoughts; the good, the bad, everything. It's been seven years since the accident. By the grace of GOD, I'm still here. I'm here to share my testimony and be a blessing to others. Follow me as I fight for my life and find strength in God and love in family. We must never give up or give in. You must FIGHT for your life......