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Therearetimesinlifewhenwefeelhelpless,andweyearnforsomeonetocometoouraid.Itcouldbeasmallorbigproblem,butthefeelingofdesperationstaysthesame.Inthisstory,wewillmeetacharacterwhoisindireneedofhelp,andshehasbeenwaitingpatientlyforalongtime.Letusseehowherstoryunfolds.
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Lilyhadbeenwaitingforhelpforalongtime.Shehadbeensittinginthewaitingroomofthehospitalforhoursnow,hopingthatsomeonewouldcometoheraid.Shehadaterribleheadache,andshefeltnauseous.Shehadtriedtoseeadoctor,butthehospitalwasovercrowded,andthewaitwaslong.
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Lilylookedaroundthewaitingroom,hopingtoseesomeonesheknew.Buteveryoneseemedtobebusywiththeirownproblems.Shefeltaloneandscared.Shewonderedifshewouldevergetthehelpsheneeded.
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Asshesatthere,Lilyrememberedhowshehadgottenintothissituation.Shehadbeenfeelingunwellfordays,butsheignoredit,hopingitwouldgoawayonitsown.Butithadonlygottenworse,andsheknewsheneededmedicalattention.
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Lilythoughtaboutherfamilyandhowworriedtheymustbe.Shewishedtheyweretherewithher,buttheylivedinanothercity.Shehadcometothishospitalalone,hopingtogetbettersoon.
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Suddenly,Lilyfeltasurgeofpaininherhead.Sheclosedhereyesandtriedtobreatheslowly.Shedidn'twanttopanic,butitwasgettinghardertocontrolheremotions.
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Anursewalkedby,andLilyaskedherifshecouldseeadoctorsoon.Thenursesaidthatitwouldbeawhilebeforeadoctorwasavailable.Lilyfeltfrustrated,butsheknewshehadtowait.
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Asshewaited,Lilythoughtaboutherlife.Shehadalwaysbeenastrongandindependentperson,butnowshefelthelpless.Shewonderedifshewouldeverfeellikeherselfagain.
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Lilyheardacommotionoutsidethewaitingroom.Shesawpeoplerushingtowardstheemergencyward.Shehopedthatitwasn'tsomethingserious,butsheknewthatitprobablywas.
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Shelookedatherwatchandrealizedthatithadbeenalmostfourhourssinceshehadarrivedatthehospital.Shewonderedhowmuchlongershewouldhavetowait.
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Lilytriedtodistractherselfbyreadingamagazine,butshecouldn'tconcentrate.Herheadachewasgettingworse,andshefeltlikevomiting.Sheclosedhereyesandtriedtobreathedeeply.
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Suddenly,Lilyheardhernamebeingcalledout.Sheopenedhereyesandsawadoctorstandinginfrontofher.Shefeltrelievedandscaredatthesametime.
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Thedoctoraskedhersomequestionsandexaminedher.Lilytoldhimaboutherheadacheandnausea.Thedoctortoldherthatsheneededsometestsdoneandthatshewouldhavetowaitfortheresults.
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Lilyfeltfrustratedagain.Shehadalreadybeenwaitingforsolong,andnowshehadtowaitsomemore.Shewonderedifshewouldevergetbetter.
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Thedoctoraskedhertowaitinaseparateroomwhilethetestswerebeingconducted.Lilyfollowedhim,hopingthatthetestswouldbedonequickly.
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Asshewaitedfortheteststobedone,Lilythoughtabouthowmuchsheneededhelp.Shefeltvulnerableandweak,andshewishedsomeonecouldtakecareofher.
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Afterawhile,thedoctorcamebackwiththetestresults.HetoldLilythatshehadaseveremigraineandthatsheneededtorestforafewdays.Hegavehersomemedicationandtoldhertocomebackifshedidn'tfeelbetter.
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Lilyfeltrelievedandgrateful.Shethankedthedoctorandwentbacktothewaitingroomtocollectherthings.Shecouldn'twaittogobackhomeandrest.
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Asshewalkedoutofthehospital,Lilyfeltlikeaweighthadbeenliftedoffhershoulders.Sherealizedthatsometimes,allweneedisalittlehelptofeelbetter.
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Shethoughtaboutthepeopleinthewaitingroomwhowerestillwaitingforhelp.Shehopedthattheywouldgetthehelptheyneededsoon.
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Lilywalkedoutofthehospital,feelinghopefulandgrateful.Sheknewthatshewouldrecoversoon,butshealsoknewthatshewouldneverforgetthefeelingofdesperationandtheneedforhelp.
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Shepromisedherselfthatshewouldbemoreawareofherhealthinthefutureandthatshewouldneverignoreanysymptoms.Shealsopromisedherselfthatshewouldbemorecompassionatetowardspeoplewhoneededhelp.
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AsLilywalkedtowardsherhome,shefeltlikeanewperson.Shehadlearnedanimportantlessonaboutthevalueofhealthandthepowerofhelp.Sheknewthatshehadalongwaytogo,butshealsoknewthatshehadthestrengthtogetthroughanythingwiththehelpofothers.
