When I was in fifth grade we took a school field trip to the local hospital. We met with nurses and all the other staff to discuss health and how hospitals work and everything. When we were on the second floor the teacher said “Hey Tim, your mom is in this room”. Sure enough she was; she had just had some benign tumors removed from her elbow, no big deal.

I remember making small talk with her, asking her how she was and all that, while my class and teacher stood in the doorway watching. It was pretty awkard.

In hindsight though, it took a school field trip for me to see my mom in the hospital. That’s just how our family worked lol.