When we arrived at the Bangkok Hospital in Chiang Rai (oddly, not located in Bangkok), I was shocked. There were chandeliers in the lobby. Everyone was dressed in lavendar pant suits, instead of scrubs. The nurses were wearing the little hats that you'd expect to see on a Halloween costume. People were smiling, it was clean, and well-lit. No morbid, fluorescent lights. I have never been in such a beautiful hospital in my life. I was able to immediately meet with their orthope

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