At Sunday dinner, Dad told 23 relatives: “She’s wo…

It was close to the hospital. It was home.

I changed into comfortable clothes, made tea, and sat by the window, looking out at the city. My phone buzzed. A text from Dr. Williams.

Congratulations, Dr. Chin. Well deserved. See you Monday for that HLHS case.

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