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Athena Cooper
Oct 22, 2024
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Photo of a half sphere mirror on the ceiling in the hallway of a hospital. Athena appears in the reflection taking the photo from her back on the stretcher.
I may have a warped perspective.

I’ve noticed more and more of late the tone of the reactions when I tell people I’ve been in the hospital for over 200 days.

It seems to involve a great deal of hand-wringing, heart-bleeding and extreme empathy for my “horrible situation.” I generally try to nip this attitude in the bud fairly quickly because I don’t thin…

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