A quote: “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” ~~ Alexander Graham Bell
I’ll start with a story …
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I was “Doc” because of my corpsman background. Didn’t keep me from feeling inadequate as the only medical person to look after a few hundred townie souls … and counting.
It was a ragged group, the scouts brought me. Yet, I was struck by the straight backs and clear eyes. But when I came to their leader, I gasped at the twisted fingers on his hands.
“Yes, I displeased them. I was a surgeon who refused their orders and … ”
He smiled, “I still have my brains, son. You be my hands and I’ll teach you everything I know.”
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Now, it’s your turn.
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