St Alexius in the Hospital Solarium

BISMARCK, N.D. — The solarium is spacious. There are trees and couches and soft music. The side of my face is flush with heat from a gas fireplace. A hospital employee sits in an armchair with her feet on an ottoman. A minute later, she’s asleep. Her head goes limp and drifts to her shoulder. Her arms slip from the armrests and hang to the side of the chair.