Wouter van Noort’s Reviews > Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt > Status Update
Wouter van Noort
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As your breathing slows, and your mouth dries, and your fingers run cold, I'll recite a bedtime story I thought you might like.
— Aug 10, 2026 09:25AM
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Wouter van Noort
is 68% done
You weren't even there.
I leave them alone.
I leave them in the square yellow frame of the ward.
— 1 hour, 28 min ago
I leave them alone.
I leave them in the square yellow frame of the ward.
Wouter van Noort
is 57% done
There was a day she got meningitis and had to go to hospital. There was a day she got better, and a day she got worse.
That was the day her parents cried.
— 4 hours, 25 min ago
That was the day her parents cried.
Wouter van Noort
is 48% done
I pull my shoes on, and I tell her I hope she is okay, but I know this is the beginning. And all I can do is watch.
— 10 hours, 34 min ago
Wouter van Noort
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Then she smiles, as though she's thought of something. As if everything is beautiful and nothing hurts, and she closes her eyes.
She is peaceful.
— 21 hours, 6 min ago
She is peaceful.
Wouter van Noort
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While I read, I try not to ask myself how it feels, being here, a stranger in their home, sitting and reading as though I live here.
Perhaps this isn't unusual at all.
— Aug 11, 2026 02:51PM
Perhaps this isn't unusual at all.
Wouter van Noort
is 22% done
He tells me he knows who I am. He tells me he knows why I'm here. He says he's not ready, and he'll try harder. He's not ready. He's not ready.
— Aug 11, 2026 07:57AM
Wouter van Noort
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His eyes are wide. His eyes are wide because he knows who I am and why I've come. Everyone knows, at the end.
— Aug 09, 2026 11:05AM