my best life 07.10.17.1204P
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“Did you lose something, Mr. Thompson?” she asked.<br />
“Yes!” I said in a very loud and stern voice with tears<br />
streaming down <strong>my</strong> red face.<br />
“I’ve lost <strong>my</strong> house,<br />
<strong>my</strong> family,<br />
all <strong>my</strong> possessions,<br />
a pair of cotton pajamas,<br />
a matching bathrobe<br />
and….three of <strong>my</strong> embroidered hand towels!!!”<br />
My commanding voice echoed through the corridors.<br />
Nurses, patients and staff stood in silence and watched<br />
how this twenty-seven-year veteran nurse was going to<br />
respond to <strong>my</strong> outburst.<br />
She spoke softly, “Did you lose anything else?’<br />
“Yes I have!” I shouted.<br />
“My sanity!! What the fuck am I doing here!!!”<br />
Removing her fingers from the keyboard slowly and<br />
clasping her hands together, she responded…<br />
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