In-class Writing: Question #3

It was last year and I was in Biology class. I had a shooting pain from my groin to my lower back, which I had thought was just soreness at the time.  I began to feel very overheated in class and was sweating profusely. I then proceeded to get a drink of water, but I had to leave the classroom because my professor wouldn't allow us to drink in class.  With every step I took, I felt my equilibrium becoming more and more distorted. By the time I made my way through the door and into the hallway, I could barely stand and decided to try and lean against the wall to help keep my body upright.  I remember sliding down the wall slowly until everything around me went dark.  I had fainted.  I woke up to about 5 of my classmates and my professor standing over me asking if I was alright.  I was so grateful for the help I received from my classmates because without them my professor would have never known that I passed out because from the whiteboard he was lecturing from there wasn't a view out the door.  The nurse was called and I eventually was taken to the emergency room by ambulance.  This event in my life affected me greatly because many things could have gone wrong for me and the fact that my classmates were looking out for me and got me the assistance I needed really touched me.