Things you can’t tell by looking at her

Day 18 of The Seal: A 30-Day Micro-Memoir Series

She seemed more like my friend than my doctor.

She was my age. She had a pretty name that went together like butterflies and bamboo.

I remember the way she patted me on the head in the operating room.

“You’re probably going to start feeling very sleepy soon,” she said.

And I didn’t believe her.

Me who could take three sleeping pills with a glass of Merlot a…