Robyn
Phoenix brought me my backpack, with everything I had requested and then some. I wasn't allowed to take a shower, but I at least gave myself a sponge bath, and freshened up. I had already asked the nurse to assist me with some feminine hygiene products, and she had supplied me with a bag of the biggest, bulkiest pads I'd ever attempted to squeeze between my legs.
There are some things I will never take for granted again. Like clean underwear, and my own toothbrush.
More importantly, there were certain people that I was learning to appreciate more and more. Two people in particular.
Phoenix pulled the recliner up next to my bed, and we watched silly things on the TV together. After flipping through the channels twice, we ended up watching reruns of old game shows, and we half-hea
