33. Difficult
Decisions
The next day Margaret stuck her head in my office. After a long pause she said, “They want me to
have another surgery. New
procedure. They think it’ll take away
most of the pain.” She paused
again. “My husband cried last
night. He never does that.”
“Why did he cry?” I asked.
“He loves having the old me back, the way I was before I got
addicted. He hates that I’m in pain, but
he’s afraid I’ll get addicted again if I have the surgery.”
“At least you’ll be able to make the decision with a clear
head,” I said.
“I’m just so afraid of losing that clear head to the
painkillers again.”
Today I’ll
be grateful I can make difficult decisions with a clear head.
Life on Life's Terms III (c) 2016 by
Ken Montrose
Life on Life's Terms III is a work of fiction. Any resemblance between the
characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.
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