The Difference Between Hope and Denial

Someone should do a study on the acoustics in hospitals.  It's funny how you can hear only what you want to hear.  I would take any positive comment from the doctors about my progress, no matter how small, and treat it like irrefutable evidence that I was going to be fine.  At the same time, I would ignore anything they said that was remotely negative.  When you're in a situation like this, it's tough to tell the difference between hope and denial.

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