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Originally Posted by John Isbell
I once, long ago, met an Argentinian to whom I boasted of my Indian ancestry. He said: "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that." An antipodean reaction.
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Quite recently, I was at the hospital bedside of a dear family member. I had traveled long distances, to help take care of this lady.
The walloping drug doses had erased her inhibitions. At one point, I leaned in close to her face, when she began shaking her head back and forth upon the pillow, groaning faintly,
You're Indian, you're Indian, you're Indian....
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family member. Yes.
Really. These things are still quite present, and still quite painful.
Jennifer