At 3 a.m., I asked my children to take me to the hospital; I could barely stand. They yawned and said, ‘Mom, call a ride—we have work in the morning.’ I went alone. No one came. Six hours later, while I was still in the ER, the doctor called them from my phone. When they answered, their tone changed.
The crushing pain in my chest hit at 3:47 a.m. like someone had placed a vice around my heart and[…]
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