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Peanut M&Ms

I successfully extracted the peanut M&M from his
4-year-old nose.
It was green.
“Thank you!” Mom said. The patient giggled.

I stood to leave.
Dad stared at his hands. “I didn’t believe it would fit,”
he said. “So I tried, too.”
The second extraction of the night? A green peanut
M&M.
Like son, like father.

Peanut M&Ms, Literature by Joni Hemond, MD

Joni Hemond, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Joni is an academic pediatrician and lover of literature. Her favorite pastimes are writing, teaching, and beach volleyball.

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