In doctor’s office, it’s hurry up and wait. Mitch Albom waits 47 minutes for a blood draw:
Forty-seven minutes. I am led inside. They stick the needle. I press the cotton. I put on my coat. I exit the office. The faces don’t look up, but I know what they are thinking. They are thinking, “How long?” They are hating every minute of it.





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