I showed up at the hospital to surprise my husband during his shift. But the second one of his coworkers saw me, all the color left his face. Then his eyes filled with tears. “He hasn’t said a word to you, has he?” Ben and I had been married eleven years, and for every one of those years, I had shared him with the hospital. He was a remarkably gifted surgeon.
Primary surgeon: Dr.
Gregory Walsh.
First incision: 1:22 a.m.
2:14 a.m.: Catastrophic vascular tear while placing clamp.
Severe hemorrhage.
2:19 a.m.: Dr.
Walsh left operating suite three.
2:46 a.m.: Dr.