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Personal Narrative: The Nursing Home
The phone rings and it’s the nursing home where your beloved mother is currently living.
“Your mother has passed away,” said the nurse.
The last time you seen your mom was two days ago, she was alert with a report of little to no pain and there were no obvious signs of death. She diagnosed with a minor stage of dementia and she was only at the nursing home because the hospital wanted her to regain some strength back from a surgery that had been done a couple weeks ago.
“What? How could this of happened, she was scheduled to come home in a week!”
There was a long pause before the director of nursing speaks again.
“I am very sorry for your loss, but I cannot tell you anymore information over the phone. When you come in to say your goodbyes

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