Evening came, and the afternoon session was coming to an end. Surely, like Dr. Aldrich had said, surgery was a broad topic that would require months to exhaust completely.
Dr. Aldrich stood on stage while the room buzzed from the intense discussion he had allowed us to have. The hushed tones died when he cleared his voice, indicating that discussion time was over.
He looked around the full auditorium. His eyes seemed strained and a bit sore, perhaps from too much light from the projector and the laptop. And of course, I knew he never slept the nights preparing his presentations. He was looking tired but still strong.
“Do we have questions?” He asked.
The hall fell silent, as if everyone had understood every single detail. Or maybe we really did not want to tire him more.
“Today,” he c
