Diane V. Cirincione, Ph.D.'s Blog – July 2009 Archive (1)

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… Continue