A Quiet Hospital Stay That Became an Unexpected Source of Strength

myself that healing takes time and that this stay was temporary. I tried to stay hopeful.

Yet loneliness does not announce itself loudly. It creeps in slowly, settling into the quiet corners of long afternoons and the dark stillness of night.

The Loneliness of Recovery

At night, when the lights dimmed and the hallway sounds softened, my thoughts grew continue reading …