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A Spoonful of Medicine

RWDrabble 2.0.019 | Word: Spoonful

Stephen Dalton
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3 min readJan 19, 2025

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My Momma always touted ‘a spoonful of sugar’ as the cure for the taste of medicine. But sitting here in the hospital waiting room, nothing was sweet about this predicament.

The doors swung open, and Dr. Tall-Dark-and-Handsome entered the waiting room holding a clipboard.

“Mrs. Langford?” he called.

I rose, “It’s Miss Langford.”

I’m Jeremy, Doctor Jeremy Sweet, “Good news. Your daughter will recover fully.”

Relief swept over me. He hesitantly said, “Why don’t we get some coffee and discuss a treatment.”

Even in chaos, life has sweet surprises — this spoonful of sweetness would help me through.

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Stephen Dalton
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Stephen Dalton is a retired US Army First Sergeant with a degree in journalism from the University of Maryland. Top Writer in Investing, Business, & Bitcoin!

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