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Blog #1- The Morning Routine

The day started with hand sanitizer. As all days start for Mr. Daniel E. Richards in apartment 1009E. He douses his hands in hand sanitizer, from fingertip to wrist. It is 7:30 and his doctor Angela will be at the apartment in an hour. She started helping Daniel with his agoraphobia for two years but has only managed to coax him to the lobby of the Maitland East building and no further. Mr. Richards hasn't left his building in four years, he works out of his home as an illustrator for children's books. In the hour before Angela would arrive Daniel showered and got dressed, that takes him 15 minutes. Mr. Richards has cinnamon apple oatmeal and freshly squeezed orange juice every day while checking his email.  He is no stranger to routine, but whenever he has an appointment with Angela there is always some uncertainty about what is going to happen next. She comes by every other Sunday. Angela is an abnormal psychologist, who helps Daniel function and get over his panic disord...