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Videos, Friends & Chest Tubes

DIANE: We watched the video a lot in the hospital, didn't we Jake?

JAKE: "The Lion King" video.

DIANE: What other videos did we watch in the hospital?

JAKE: "Pocahontas."

DIANE: "The Little Mermaid," and "Winnie the Pooh."

DIANE: Do you remember a friend in the hospital? Do you remember Larry? Was Larry your friend? You used to play with Larry in the playroom, remember?

INTERVIEWER: How old is Larry? Is he also two or three?

JAKE: I don't know.

DIANE: You don't know? He was two.

JAKE: He was two.

INTERVIEWER: Did he also have a heart operation?

JAKE: No.

DIANE: Yes he did. He had the same heart operation that you had.

INTERVIEWER: Did Larry get needles or did he have an IV?

DIANE: Jake, do you remember? Do you remember that you and Larry both had chest tubes? You both had tubes where? Where were the tubes?


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