I Asked Them Not To Touch Me
“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” ~ Laurell K. HamiltonMy midwife first came to me and I asked for her, not to touch me. For I had recently been examined on admission and I was progressing as would be expected, for someone whose rhythms had been disrupted by the discomfort of driving to the hospital, and the...