Tombstone Estate

[Doc Holliday]

"Miss Kim, we are glad you are here," replied Doc with a kind and gentle tone. "You will not be judged here for your past." His face went straight for a moment. "My past is not exactly clean either but I do not live in it. You too will get your chance."

He softly smiled again. "Miracle worker? Well, to some I suppose but in reality, I am just an old country doctor who has found more power in saving lives than taking them. Perhaps after we deal with the staple I can put you in touch with some of our mental health professionals. I think you will find them to be very helpful."

"Now, about the staple. I did some digging for old notes. With all of the surgeries I perform, it is easy to forget the ones you seldom do or even done only once. Only once have I removed a nerve staple and that I removed from your old premier and my old personal friend, Premier Alvin Katz."
Doc sighed for a moment. The thought of his old friend both lifted him and left him slightly hurt. He missed him and remember the mess of a man that he was when he performed the surgery. Burned, broken and stapled, he was saved. His whereabouts now were unknown and he just missed his old friend.
Doc managed a soft smile as he spoke to Miss Kim, "It is a delicate surgery, one that I am not totally comfortable with. Yes, I did it but when you cut into someone's brain stem, well, you are playing with a life right there which is why I brought doctor Gruber here. He is a neuro specialist and will perform the operation itself. I will assist. To say there are no risks is an outright lie."

He sat before her for a moment looking into her face. He saw the wear on this young woman and felt sympathy flow through him. Regret...it was something he knew well as was being lonely.
"Dr. Gruber," Doc stated to his colleague, "I will let you answer questions she may have as you are the lead on this."
"Miss Kim," he returned, "I need to get some forms for you. I will return in a few minutes."
With that, Doc left her with Dr. Gruber.

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