I woke in a medicated fog with my sister mentioning I was going to be having a heart transplant. Instead I woke up in a hospital bed hooked to oxygen and the symphony of a beeping heart monitor, connected to 27 IVs and two heart assist devices attached to each side of my heart. The staff at Cedars-Sinai were not just staff taking another patient on a walk - they made me feel like they were my crew with their reassuring and positive attitude as they guided me.