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‘I cursed the sterile white room where Ann died’

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I cursed the sterile white room where Ann died

As I stood by Ann’s bedside, watching her life slip away, I couldn’t help but feel anger and despair. The sterile white walls of the hospital room seemed to mock me, reflecting the bleakness of the situation.

I cursed the doctors and nurses for their cold efficiency, for their detached manner as they tried to save Ann’s life. I knew deep down that they were doing their best, but it was hard to see past my grief and frustration.

The beeping of the machines, the antiseptic smell that permeated the air – it all added to the sense of hopelessness that consumed me. I wanted to scream, to rail against the injustice of it all.

But as Ann took her final breath, a sense of calm washed over me. Despite the sterile surroundings, there was a warmth in the room, a feeling of peace that seemed to fill the space.

It was then that I realized that it wasn’t the room itself that was to blame for Ann’s passing. It was simply a backdrop, a setting for the final moments of her life.

And as I left the room, tears streaming down my face, I knew that I would carry the memory of that sterile white room with me forever. It was a place of both sorrow and solace, a place where I said goodbye to a beloved friend.

And though I may curse it in moments of weakness, I will always be grateful for the time I spent there with Ann, for the love and laughter we shared in that sterile white room.

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