They take out her NG tube, which is met with applause from everyone in the room, myself included, and then Mom wheezes something to the nurse who did it, and the nurse smiles and nods. Disappears and reappears with her purse. And with the respiratory tech’s help, they take off the mask for a few minutes at a time and put makeup on my mom’s face. Concealer and brow pencil. Dabs of blush and red lipstick. And after they knot a fresh silk scarf around her head, with the loose ends draping prettily over her shoulders, it’s almost the real Carolyn Bell again. Fierce and friendly and ready to laugh.
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I dont know if i can do this
