Emphasis Preaching Journal
As a young adult, I...
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As a young adult, I had my tonsils removed. Others had that done when they were children, but I kept putting it off. At last, the family physician advised that it be done. I was hospitalized for an overnight. I remember how much, how very much, my throat hurt when I wakened from the anesthetic. Indeed, I recall that for two weeks, I chewed aspirin gum before eating.