In which Our Hero commiserates and plans.
Some days you get bad news you were expecting. Fearing. Hoping against, but unsurprised by.
You speak with an expert who confirms your fears.
And the six weeks of bleeding
will need to be repeated.
The best in the world
vs a mere A player
in a complicated field
are aeons apart.
Last year, a friend had surgery.
The surgeon messed up the hardware.
The bone healed incorrectly.
Friend asked at multiple steps along the way.
The surgeon said it’s fine.
Now today, finally, they spoke with an actual expert.
He suggested… Intimated… That friend had experienced medical malpractice.
Surgeon prompted friend that it’s time to collect evidence.
“Wow,” Expert said. “[Surgeon] put that in writing?”
This is not how Friend wanted today to go.
But knowing the truth doesn’t make it less truth-y.
Life has thrown a new opportunity.
Let us do with it what we can.
Julian Wise 