Send My Love to Anyone

Send My Love to Anyone

One of these days we'll both be fine

What am I going to do with her?

One of these days we'll both be fine

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Kathryn Mockler
May 18, 2025
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One of these days we’ll both be fine

A black and white photo of a small hospital tissue box being slammed on a hospital table.
“Tissue box” by Kathryn Mockler, 2025

What Am I Going to Do with Her?

There is a patient in the bed beside my mother’s who I’ll call Janet who is suffering greatly and is likely on the wait list for long-term care like my mother. She’s blind in one eye and not able to move around on her own but seems to be more cognizant of her surroundings unlike my mother who needs to be reminded repeatedly that she’s in the hospital.

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