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An autobiographical story which describes physical feelings mirroring those of a critically injured loved one and the comforting archetypal images which appear and reappear during that time of crisis, helplessness and uncertainty. Also suggested is a cellular connection between significant others which makes possible a body-mind way of processing information before that information has been revealed by more conventional means.
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Berlin, I. (1941, 1969). Angels of mercy (song). The American Red Cross.
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Williams, P.A. Angels of Mercy: Autobiographical Story and Poems. J Poetry Ther 10, 99–102 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03391504
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