The Message From My Son That Forced An Impossible Choice – The Archivist

him a party next month. You should try to come if you can get time off.”

I didn’t go to Marcus’s party. I was in surgery for seventeen hours that day, repairing damage from a multi-car accident, saving three lives.

No one threw me a party.

The Promotion

After residency came fellowship—two more years of specialized training in trauma surgery. Then finally,continue reading …