Document Type
Narrative Essay
Publication Date
1995
Excerpt
When I entered the hospital in December of 1993 I had little concern about whether or not all would go well, or really any reason to fear. The earache was a standard thing and had become quite commonplace in the past few months. I will, however, never forget the look on the doctor's face when he examined my ear and offered to medicate the pain. "It will only take a small dosage, and it will more than likely make you very tired really quickly." What had I to fear? I had been through this process so very many times before. I awoke the next morning in my apartment to absolute silence. It was the scariest thing I had heard in my entire life. It was but a few days until my life atrophied completely and I slipped into a total, silent seclusion that would last the better part of a month.
Recommended Citation
McKibbin, Tara Anne, "The Scream of Silence (1995)" (1995). The Valpo Core Reader. 237.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/237