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want anyone to get into any trouble. She hid the little syringe in her covers, the gal that left it on the tray didn’t notice. All was in ready, but she has so weak she could barely raise her head to see what she was doing. Just a little air in the tube and her heart would stop; she had heard that many times in her life and hoped it was true.


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She had made her plan, thought it all out very carefully. As her health was deteriorating, the disease had taken over. She lay there listening to the beeps of the monitor, the whir of some machine. There was no movement this time of night. Rounds were over, and she could hear the nurses softly talking to each other and the occasional chuckle. She had gently pulled out one of the plugs earlier so the machine alarm went off; she had managed to move it enough so it looked like she got up. She didn’t


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The financial burden she caused was too much for her family to bear, she knew she wouldn’t get better and this was the best thing she could do for them. It was the best for her as well, she hurt, oh dear lord she hurt. She tried so hard not to complain, and didn’t want to be so drugged up all the time. Yes, this was the best thing for everyone. She looked at her hands, at 40 they should still look young and strong, but they were old looking, big veins and thin. She pulled the plunger back and sucked the air in the barrel, found the tube that run into her vein and with all the strength she possessed her pushed the needle through the tube and pushed the plunger down. She idly watched the air bubble going through the tube, the next thing she knew there was motion around her and great


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