Doctor to 62 year old female patient: . . . And when did you go through menopause?
::Long silence::
62 year old patient: Oh, you mean the change of life? No, in my family we don't do that.
A hot off the press emergency medicine resident in the heartland. Trained abroad; an incorrigible wanderer. Join me as I readjust to American life and try not to (further) damage my patients, one shift at a time. . .
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good interests
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