Having met her boss, been poked and prodded by a colleague with a reticence that proved again why doctors make the worst patients, and stowed her gear, Anna made her way towards the Counselor’s office for the final item on her boarding checklist. This one didn’t seem like a big deal. She’d been on the other side of conversations like it many thousands of times by now, probably. It felt like just an excuse for a nice chat. To share her story with someone who wouldn’t judge or pity her.

So with a smile, Anna rang the chime to the Counselor’s Office, and waited.

~ Doctor Anna Fitzgerald