think and thank

"Years ago in LA, an old woman walked into the ER.

Doctor gave me orders to start an IV.

As I was looking for a vein to start it,

I couldn't help but notice some numbers tatooed on her forearm.

'Why would an old lady have numbers tatooed on her arm?'

For a moment I stopped, realizing who she was, what she was--

what those numbers were, what they meant.

'It's ok honey', she said, 'It was a long time ago. I'm fine now'."

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story by my lab professor