Things to Do on the Fourth Floor
Calm down, because you can't hurt yourself here.
Get to know the nurses, but don't get close to the doctor.
Watch TV in the dayroom if something good is on.
Stare out the Plexiglass window because nothing good is ever on.
Ask if you can have the key to the treadmill. Run for 20 minutes, and then try the excercise bicycle.
Call Mom and tell here there's nothing to worry about-- you'll be fine-- you just need a little down time.
Know it's not that simple.
Ask for sleep meds because it's hard to sleep with all the moaning in the next room.
Realize that the moaning is coming from YOUR room, and that you have no roommate.
Wake up and take your new cocktail of pills. Maybe these will work better.
Shake and tremble upon waking and hearing the diagnosis.
Ask the doctor to explain what that means.
Wish you hadn't asked.
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