"I have this lump under my skin right here. And it hurts when I press on it." The inmate points to an area near his upper abdomen, just below his sternum. I feel his belly and the spot he's indicating. Then I take his hand and place it on my upper abdomen, just below my sternum.
"It's the same, no?" I say.
He looks a little surprised. Do I have the same disease he has?
"That's your xiphoid process," I say. "Perfectly normal part of your anatomy. Just don't press there, and you'll be okay."
Wish they were all this easy.
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