Staring into her questioning eyes, I wordlessly asked her for permission. As best she could, she faintly nodded and blinked once for yes. She understood and she gave me permission. Permission to quit. It was time. It was hopeless. We’d tried everything.
Speeding, the corvette rounded the sharp corner, hit the curb and flipped. Skidding nearly thirty feet, it came to rest, upside down, with the unconscious driver hanging from his seatbelt. I witnessed the accident as it happened and was the first to stop at the wreck. I’m a surgeon, and as I ran toward the [...]