They Walked Us Out Of The Hospital As If We Had Nowhere To Return To — But When I Opened The Envelope In The Van And Saw The Name On It, Everything Changed Instead of feeling relieved, I felt empty inside. My little girl was smiling beneath her mask, clutching her stuffed bunny, and waving cheerfully to every nurse we passed. Her joy was bright, but all I could feel was the weight in my chest. Rent had gone unpaid for months while I stayed by her bedside, waiting through long nights of treatment