I recently had another birthday, which was my reminder to get my 10th annual post-kidney donation checkup. June was a particularly busy, stressful month for me this time around, so I was a bit late getting it done.
the doctor card
four stages
what we could have done
The old woman died. I heard she slept more and more of the days away until one day she stopped talking and eating in the awake moments. Then her breathing slowed and her breaths shallowed until she stopped breathing altogether.