We were in Montreal a few weeks ago on an art tour with like-minded friends from the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass.
At dinner one evening one of the participants fell sick requiring a call to medics and, ultimately, several hours at the emergency room before he was stabilized. He’s fine, notwithstanding his experience in a Canadian hospital.
During the episode, one of our members, a retired physician, stayed with the sick patient through the wait and medics at the restaurant, rode in the ambulance, and spent the night in the emergency room with our colleague.
The next day, I saw Dr. Norm and thanked him on behalf of the group. I commented that he must be tired from the ordeal. His response, which I am paraphrasing, is telling: “It’s what I was trained to do, and spent my whole life doing.”