OUT OF HOSPITAL

No, I wasn't a patient there. I have been volunteering there since February and I completed the required number of hours this month. I learned as much as one would in a semester of community college, but at what price? If the hospital had paid me ten dollars per hour I would be over a thousand dollars richer now. And I missed out on some opportunities. Still, it was hard to say good-bye to the people there – I told M I would like to continue in some capacity and I would also like to go to the generic winter holiday party. At least it looks good on a resume. Now I will have Friday afternoons free. Four hours a week, 52 weeks per year. That’s a gift.