I was under anesthesia when it wore off too early. I couldn’t open my eyes, but I heard my son’s wife tell the surgeon: “If something goes wrong, don’t call her lawyer. Call me first.”

board meets Friday,” he said. “I suggest arriving carefully dressed.”

Vanessa arrived in white.

A bold choice for a woman walking into her own downfall.

Daniel walked beside her sweating through his navy collar while the surgeon sat rigidly at the far end of the conference table.

I entered without a wheelchair.

I wanted Vanessa to watch me walk.

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