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A late afternoon at Grady

Her: "Do you know the words to the national anthem?"

That's what my last patient, a Grady elder, asked just before I got ready to leave her room on rounds one day. I’d just asked her if she had any questions for me.

This was not what I meant.
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Uggh.

Were we about to unpack the NFL controversy? I was already tired. I had a lot on my plate and had had some pretty fitful sleep the night before.

A discussion about the anthem? Now?

*internal face wipe*

I took a drag of air and sat back down.
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She must’ve read my face.

Her: “I ain’t talking ‘bout no spangled one, neither. I'm talking 'bout the negro national anthem.”

I smiled at how she annunciated the word “negro.” Then came a breath of relief when it registered.

Oh. That.

I sat a little taller and nodded.
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