Haunting Silence
Feb 11th, 2025 by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
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“If Sam took a hearing test today, she’d fail it in the left ear, probably both.” The doctor points to diagrams, talks about adenoids and semi-clear liquid the color and consistency of honey.
Since January, I’ve watched Samantha’s world get smaller. She laboriously mastered “DaDa” and nothing more.
The doctor and my wife talk about tubes and advances in the technology of tubes.
I’m haunted by an image I haven’t seen yet—Sam unconscious, on a white hospital sheet awaiting surgery. I see this when I check on her.
In her crib, the sheets are pink, stuffed animals all around.
From Guest Contributor Shane Borrowman
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