Gray day. Dark day. Open curtains, but sun stops at window sill. Chew slowly. Dentures clack, only half-fitting gums. Taste of a dry apple gone mealy; cheese; sick-sweet cranberry juice to help with the urinary tract infection. Plate on a TV tray table, cheese and apple half-eaten, juice untouched. TV beyond that, filling the room…



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