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Why leaving the hospital can feel like abandonment

The nurses were so kind during my stay that going home felt like being abandoned even though I wanted to get better.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Medical care can provide a quality of attention and structure that highlights the isolation of ordinary life.

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