"Reclaiming the Body"
Type: Narrative Nonfiction Short
Written by: [Your Name]
Date: 2025
Abstract
This story blends real-world experience and emotional reflection following a medical emergency overseas. As a young traveler faces language barriers, cultural tensions, and fear for her mother’s life, she learns what it means to reclaim control, dignity, and voice in the face of institutional failure.
Excerpt
“The hallway reeked of antiseptic and cigarette smoke. My mother’s bed was pushed against a cracked wall, an IV taped hastily to her arm. I tried to ask questions, but the nurse just waved me off. I wasn’t a doctor. I wasn’t Greek. I wasn’t even 24.”
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