At least it wasn’t right after eye surgery this time.
Not sure how long you’ll have to wait. Only 2 chapters drafted and I haven’t checked with all my editors/readers about that one.
Thanks for the comments. Had a family situation come up this weekend. But I went ahead and published as scheduled. I’ll respond to the comments soon as I recover from a 2-day drive, round trip from Georgia to Pennsylvania, and loading a truck in the middle.
Sometimes in our lives
We all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow
Lean on me
When you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
Bill Withers - 1972
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Rose was getting calls from all over. By the end of the day, she had twelve potential blast phase patients and countless others she had to find a nice way to say sorry to. She passed the information on to Dr. Brennan who took a day to thoroughl
Baby boomers in the woods, maybe. I mean Gen X, Millennials. Not sure about you, but even I'm too young to have seen anything starring Errol while he was still alive, being born just under a year after he died.
But it’s easier to charge a lot extra for a $10,000 procedure than a few hundred dollar extended office visit. Good thing I didn’t really cover the insurance aspect.
I have to have at least one asshole in every story.
Very simple, just the fee for an extended office visit. With a Dx of Leukemia, the insurance company were left unawares.
Uncle Marco would have been there, but he was still serving his life sentence.
Not quite as bad as you think. My comment from chapter 3:
I don't remember where I found that, but I remember seeing that about 5% of patients are blast patients. More than she could possibly handle, but even the blast phase isn't a guaranteed death sentence. The survival rates go up every year.
Chapter 6 - Unexpected Publicity
The Good Book says it's better to give than to receive
I do my best to do my part
Nothin' in my pockets, I got nothin' up my sleeve
I keep my magic in my heart
Keep up your spirit, keep up your faith, baby
I am counting on you
You know what you've got to do
Fight the good fight every moment
Every minute, every day
Fight the good fight every moment
It's your only way
Triumph - 1981
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Madeline drove up to the hospital the