“Waiting”

"Waiting" ritual

Read by AuthorThere is a distinct, sterile smell in every hospital. I think about the combination of cleaning supplies and latex gloves they must use to engineer this scent as I fidget with the notebook I brought to my mother-in-law’s oncology appointment. She is getting her test results back today and put me in charge of taking notes. The news seemed more likely to be bad than good. The nurse told us her doctor was running just a little late. All we needed to do was wait.* * *Two and a half years earlier, two significant things happened within a […]

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