An Intern's Recovery From Illness and Reflections on 'The Patty Duke Show'
By
Sarah Borus
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Summary
A personal, humorous narrative about an intern recovering from a cold and returning to the Defector office, while reflecting on how watching 'The Patty Duke Show' has fundamentally changed their perspective on life and identity.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI begin this internship having recently clawed my way back into society after escaping the grips of the common cold.
The last week has been packed with a variety of riveting activities that range from staring up at my ceiling to staring straight ahead at my wall, broken up by the occasional times I dragged myself out of bed to make soup.
I would never have made this miraculous turnaround in mind, body, and spirit if it weren't for the perplexing world of The Patty Duke Show.
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