Yes, it hurt – Part 1 | Dear Diane

April 1999, Houston.  Diane is now on a ventilator—her last major adjustment.  Every day and night I hear the sound of air pumping in, out, in, out.  Sometimes an alarm goes off to signal something isn’t working quite right.  Diane is surrounded by a growing assortment of machines, pillows and sheepskin padding, carts filled with personal and healthcare items, plus tubes and electrical cords.

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