“I saw the apartment almost as a sanatorium, a hospice clinic for my own recovery. I painted the walls in the warmest colors I could find and bought myself flowers every week, as if I were visiting myself in the hospital.”

Meaning

This can be taken to mean that a home can also be a place of healing, not just shelter. It reads as a deliberate act of care, using color, flowers, and attention to shape an environment that supports recovery and self-respect. It lands for anyone trying to rebuild after illness, grief, or burnout, when the space around you starts to matter as much as the medicine.

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Originally said in English.

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