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- Authors: Patti Callahan Henry
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BONNY BLANKENSHIP
It wouldn’t be a secret much longer.
Behind the locked exam room door I held the phone to my ear with the
particular thrill and sense of finishing a job well done. All the planning, all
the night shifts and research papers and grueling interviews had finally led to
this job offer as the new emergency room director at Emory Hospital in
Atlanta. It wasn’t that I didn’t love my job as an ER doc in Charleston; I
actually did. It was that I needed to leave Charleston. If I was going to leave
my husband, then I needed to leave the city where his family was as
entrenched as Fort Sumter.
No one knew about this change or move, except of course the
administrator on the other end of the line.
“Let me ask you something,” she said. “I’m just curious. When did you
know you wanted to be a doctor? Your path has been as straightforward and
unwavering as I’ve ever seen.”
“I knew when I was eight years old.” I fiddled with the oxygen gauge on
the wall, straightened the tissue paper covering the exam table. How very
many times I’d been here saving a life, or calming a woman who believed her
husband was having a heart attack when he was experiencing a panic attack.
I’d inserted IVs, administered CPR, stitched and set and soothed. I’d
diagnosed correctly and incorrectly, and spent my hours untangling confusing
symptoms in this room—the same room where I was accepting my new job.
“Well, your dedication has paid off. Congratulations, Dr. Blankenship.”
“Thank you so much,” I said. “I’m thrilled for this new chapter in my
life.” I spoke in a low voice, almost a whisper. “Will you please allow me a
couple days to inform my hospital before you announce it there?”
“Of course. You just let us know when you’re ready and we’ll get things
rolling on our end. We look forward to seeing you in thirty days.”
“Absolutely,” I said, this time louder. “I will see you then, and I’ll be in
touch.”
I hung up with an irresistible need to let out a joyful “yes!” but instead I
returned to the emergency room to do my job. I would quietly fulfill my
duties while inside I celebrated the last accomplishment before I left my
husband and this city.
Make sure Piper was off to college. Done.
Fix the old family river house in South Carolina to sell. Almost done.
Get a new job out of town. Check.
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