I turned over in bed, only to feel stinging pain throughout my body. My head was pulsing, my skin as though it was on fire, and my leg burning hot yet numbly cold. My entire body felt heavy, and it took a lot for me to simply open my eyes.

It had not registered to me that I was in an unfamiliar place until seconds after I scanned the room. Suddenly, I jumped out of whoever's bed I was in. It was a big mistake because immediately I stumbled onto the ground. It was too much weight on my left leg. As I lay on the floor, pain flowing in...