Chapter 19: Bringing up ParentsRUNNING A SUPPORT GROUP meeting was something Gail felt somewhat qualified to do. Back home in California after Shawn died, she had been in one herself as she dealt with her grief. After six months of meetings she was getting things sorted out, had shed the pounds she’d gained when overeating was her only source of comfort, had reclaimed a place for herself in her Chicago medical school, and was tapering off her antidepressant prescription. That’s when the group leader had come to her with a question.
“Have you ever thought about becoming a psychiatrist?” he asked. “You’ve been great with the other people in the group. I think you have a lot to offer.”
The question had come at the perfect time, as Gail had been considering it. Being told that she had a lot
