Monthly Archives: August 2007

Between Dreams (Part 5 of 5)

“You have a very dour demeanor,” the doctor says in a tone that suggests he’s leveling with me.  “Do you know that?” I’m caught off guard, and for a second I don’t know how to respond.  No one has ever … Continue reading

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I’m Sorry, I’m Lost (Part 4 of 5)

It’s rude of her, I think, to come marching into the room like that.  Especially after that nice doctor before her had set the bar so high.  Unlike with him, there was no courtesy knock, and she let the door … Continue reading

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Hospital Food (Part 3 of 5)

So I’m up in gastroenterology, pacing around this hospital room and idly studying the ceiling patterns.  The nurse, in getting me situated, has told me that once they draw blood the doctor will be in right away to examine me. … Continue reading

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No food since Sunday (Part 2 of 5)

I keep explaining to friends that yes, I could “just eat something.”  But the problem isn’t that I’m starving.  The problem is that I’m two days past when I would normally be stumbling around disoriented due to extreme hunger, and … Continue reading

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