Nostalgia for the East Coast Bonded Us in a West Coast ER

Hometown memories become a source of cheer during medical emergencies

Aimee Liu

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Emergency Room. Photo by author.

What makes for a delightful conversation when you’re waiting to find out whether a loved one is closer to life, or to death? Well, if the emergency room is in Los Angeles, chats about the good old days on the East Coast seem to be just the ticket.

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Aimee Liu

Author, Asian-American novels (Glorious Boy), nonfiction on eating disorders (Gaining), writing, wellness. Published @Hachette. MFA & more@ aimeeliu.net