The Doctors are In
Our exemplars:Asclepius, the god of healingHipprocatres, the father of the healing artsGalen, still the authority on the perfection of the artThe OathI SWEAR by Apollo the physician, and Aesculapius,...
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Kathy is waiting for John outside Bou's and Stephen's office.He comes walking down the street and she greets him smiling."Hey you, right on time. Come on let's go in."She puts her hand on his cheek...
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John takes Kathy's hand and raises it to his lips."With you by my side, I've already won half the battle."They go in together to the clinic.As expected, Bou is not there but they do meet a smiling...
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*Writes out a note for the mother of the baby she's just seen, regarding how to use the concoction she mixed for her**Checks it for spelling errors and language, since terminology in another tongue...
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I hope I am not disturbing you. I only need a few minutes of your time, if you have them.Quote:In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the...
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I have them. *Indicates a sofa along the wall of the office. He takes a seat, then leans toward her, thinking about his words, studying her for a sign of what she might be thinking*He turned you down?...
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Not yet. He says the two of you haven't had much time to discuss it between you. Actually, I'm here to speak with you about a secondary adventure that might suit your exploring nature and be useful...
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On my way. Bringing lunch with me.There's always forgiveness...if you ask for it
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*Hears the swoosh of the front door and the steady pace of Cort's boots across the carpet.*We're in the first examination room.*Takes hold of Faith to get her ready for her surprise for her father*Are...
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Do I need to cover my eyes? <Puts his free hand over his eyes and fumbles to put the bag containing their meal on the countertop.>Okay, little girl. Show Daddy what you got...There's always...
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Open them...What bargains we have made, we have kept. And as the dogs of the hours close in, nothing can be taken from us but our lives...-"Victory" by Charles Bukowski
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Hey... <Squats down in front of her, holding his hands out to take hers as she makes her way toward him>There's always forgiveness...if you ask for it
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*Perches quietly on one of the tables, a sheet drawn up over her front, waiting for Stephen to make his assessment. Focuses on, without really making note of, the designs on the wall in front of her,...
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The wait's been the hardest, I think. Waiting to hear how her tests come out, waiting to see if she's going to reject the antibiotics they've had her on for weeks, waiting to see if Faith or I are...
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Over one-third of the world's population now has the TB bacterium in their bodies and new infections are occurring at a rate of one per second. Not everyone who is infected develops the disease and...
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Sometimes active TB can develop years after the initial infection. This occurs when your immune system can't keep dormant TB bacteria at bay, and the walled-off germs become active. A number of...
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It does not matter now how it is I came to be sick. I always assumed that if I did fall with something, it would be something new that I would contract in this modern era. I would not have guessed it...
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<Takes her hand and leads her out to the parking lot. Neither has said a word since the news was broken. Before he opens her door, slides his arms around her and pulls her in, swaying with her...
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What is there to say? All there is now is to decide what to do with the time we have left. I need a drink.The tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, ismore developed in winter; the fleshy, in...
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