I was discharged from the hospital. My parents called, “We’re at the shopping mall preparing for your sister’s birthday. Take a bus.” With 3 stitches in my abdomen, I called a taxi, got home, called the bank, and removed her from my life insurance when she.. went to the doctor…

I Was Discharged From the Hospital — And That’s When I Realized I Was Completely Alone

The automatic hospital doors slid open behind me as I stepped into the cold afternoon air, one hand pressed carefully against the fresh stitches in my abdomen. Three stitches. That’s what the doctor said before discharging me — “Take it easy for a few days. No stress.”