The Day My Strong Heart Broke
Here I lie on a gurney. The ER doors open. People rush toward me. Someone puts little patches on my chest while a blood pressure cuff is strapped on. Another nurse looks for a willing vein. I just…
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Warning: Regrets Can Suck the Life Right Out of You
“Mom’s calling you,” my 18-year old brother said. “No she’s not,” I answered. What did he know? I had just spoken to my mom two minutes ago. Gus and I often played that game. But I was disgusted…
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He is NOT Having a Heart Attack!
“Your husband is having a heart attack,” the ER nurse says. I watch Mike’s breaths get shorter and shorter. “He is not!” I want to scream back. But instead, I sit here watching. After all, he was in…