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Hospital Windows

View out a window from a darken room. :en:Fort...

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.

One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.

The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. Read more... (459 words + 1 image, estimated 1:50 mins reading time)

The 12th Sponge

Susan took up a job in a major medical center. It was her first day at the job and her first assignment as the new head nurse. She would be in charge of all the nurses on the operating room team. She would hold full responsibility for performing all the duties nurses performed.

When the surgery was complete, the surgeon said, “Okay, it’s time to close the incision. I need the sutures.”

“But Dr. Strange, you used 12 sponges,” Susan responded. “I’ve only counted 11 being removed. There’s one sponge unaccounted for.” Read more... (222 words, estimated 53 secs reading time)