I Got This

I swing my legs over the side of the table, trying as I do so to keep the back of my hospital gown closed in the back and only partly succeeding.

"Whoa, take it easy," says one of the technicians. "Most people get a little light-headed right after treatment."

"When I was a kid, I grew so fast that I never got enough food or sleep, and for like a year every time I stood up I'd almost black out," I say.

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One year ago today: What Are You Running From?
Two years ago today: Teddy's "Rescue"
Three years ago today: Putting it Kindly