"Coming Full Circle"

From Pulse Magazine:

Excerpts from Coming Full Circle

By: Stacy Nigliazzo

Only thirty minutes into my evening ER nursing shift, and I was already behind...

...The doctor and I both instantly knew there was no chance of survival. It just wasn't time yet. He removed the speculum, and we watched as the tiny fingers slowly disappeared back inside...

...She smiled and whispered, "Honey, this old body's been very good to me, but I'm tired. It's just time."

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