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Remembering the Beatles

The nurses rolled all the stretchers and wheelchairs as close as they could around the small TV. We all went wild when the Beatles sang their number one song, “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” It was a welcome reprieve from our pain and the long recovery we all had to endure.

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Nemesis by Philip Roth

“Nemesis is a powerful book, one that will stay with you for some time. Roth’s sentence structure and ability to bring his hometown of Newark to life in 1944 is uncannily skillful and masterful and is why I included so many quotes from the book.”

By Pamela Sergey

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The Last of the Iron Lungs

All the nurses were saying, ‘Just a second, you’ll be breathing in just a second.’ ” Martha Lillard

“The ‘yellow submarine’ is my necessary, trusted, mechanical friend.” Mona Randolph

“If there’s so many people who’ve not been- children, especially - have not been vaccinated . . . I don’t even want to think about it.” Paul Alexander

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