Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Advance Praise for The Bell Lap; Prologue; A Drop of Blood; The Brigadier, His Buggy and the Butterfly; Mr. Tims' Morning; It Says Love; Morning Coffee; The Museum Visit; Spring Fever; Phone Calls; The Waiting Room; The Vigil; Doctor Patel Comes to Tea; The Visitor; The Dentist; The Letter M; Epilogue: A True Story; Nursing Notes for The Bell Lap; References; About the Author; Back Cover