worried about how helen was doing after doctors performed surgery on her colon the same day he was admitted, robert, whose condition stabilized, had a simple request for his nurse:
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for the next several days, with relatives keeping a constant vigil, robert held the hand of his wife, who was hooked up to an iv and lethargic from pain medication.
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by that evening, nurses had moved the valenzuelas into a larger room and placed their beds together.
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