I told Grandma that I had a tummy ache and went up to our house to go take a bath. The walk up the hill was unbearable. Every breath felt like a serrated spear was being twisted in my pelvis.
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43) My First Surgery

The narrator recounts their experience of having a ruptured ovarian cyst mistaken for appendicitis, leading to surgery. They reflect on feelings of neglect and misunderstanding from their mother, w…

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