I wore my sterile gown and gloves, then walked to the mirror. It was the very first surgery I was going to perform. I was nervous but confident.
Just then, my phone buzzed.
I rushed to check it, thinking it was Doctor Alfred yelling through a text message, ordering me to hurry my ass to the OR.
But Dr. Aldrich's name appeared on the screen. I smiled and opened the message:
"I wish I was the one going in the OR with you. I really looked forward to this day, but it is well. I know you will do great. Just focus. Think of nothing else but saving the patient's life. You can do this." With love, xxx
My smile widened. I also really wished it was him I was going into the OR with. But all that mattered, like he said, was saving a life. It did not matter who was beside me, only finding the prob
