Distractions
I sat nervously in the waiting area, tensely anticipating a diagnosis. After five minutes that seemed like five years, a staff member approached with a solemn face. ‘I’m very sorry, sir, but all attempts to revive failed.’ She quickly added, sympathetically: ‘Please let us know if there’s anything else at all we can do for you.
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