Personal Narrative: G-Tube In Surgery

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Hello,

I guess I need to explain a couple of things. I didn’t realize how bad things had gotten until earlier today. Megan had asked me what was going on a few days ago and I didn’t tell her because Keri wanted it to be between just her and I. I’m so sorry for not explaining earlier and I would have if I knew what you and her were thinking.

Last Tuesday when Keri and I spent the day at the hospital, I told you she was getting tests and all that fun stuff done, and she was. But she also had surgery that day. It was nothing big and it only lasted about 20 minutes. They put something called a G-Tube in. It’s a feeding tube but it’s located near the stomach area. She has had feeding tubes before but not like this. The doctors would like

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