Alright whump writers. Here’s a little something based on personal experience.
Whumpee with a hidden medical condition/disability
This is based on myself as someone with a heart condition and symptoms that I often don’t recognize until too late. Imagine a whumpee:
Forgetting to bring medicine on a trip and trying to hide symptoms
Stopping more often than others on missions to steady themself
Not telling the group about the condition to avoid concern
Disappearing for a few days without a word because they had to spend a few days in the hospital after a scare
Experiencing the beginnings of a cardiac episode but not saying anything
Getting worked up in an argument and having to leave so they don’t hurt themself
Confiding in one member of the group and having them promise to keep it secret
Passing out during an important mission
Fatigued from being put on new medication
Keeping a hidden medical journal with resting heart rate (RHR) and peaks for the week
Worrying about something unexpected causing an episode
Being kidnapped and going without medicine days/weeks
Being given placebos by an enemy and having a heart attack because of them
And imagine their caretaker:
Analyzing every model of defibrillator in case of an episode
Getting CPR certified
Watching them sleep after a medical scare
Constantly checking that they took their medicine/have their prescriptions filled
Panicking the first time they go into cardiac arrest
Losing sleep trying to find them, knowing they’re kidnapped without medicine
Booking/taking them to doctor’s appointments
Becoming their emergency contact
Getting them a medical ID/dog tag with their condition listed
Studying all warning signs connected to their condition and similar conditions
Traveling hours away to bring them their medicine
Treating them like their made of glass after they’ve had an episode
I love medical whump and I should write something with loads of it!!!
