Reunited for a Reason – Guideposts

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I was excited to interview for a position at a nearby cancer center as part of my graduate program in social work. But my academic advisor had other plans. She sent me to an interview at a major medical center downtown—an hour-and-a-half away! How would I have enough time for my family and classes with a commute that long? It seemed pointless to go.

 

“Just check it out,” she said. So I braved the traffic—which was worse than I expected—parked and waited in the lobby.

 

My mind wandered to the only time I’d ever been to that hospital. It was several years before when my brother Woody’s fiancée, Stacey, underwent two kidney transplants. She’d been so strong. Through her surgeries and dialysis, Woody stayed by her side.

 

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