Beloved Physician by Al Lacy

Author:Al Lacy [Lacy, Al]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-56397-2
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Published: 2013-02-21T05:00:00+00:00

After seeing patients who had early appointments on Saturday morning, Dr. Dane Logan stepped out of the office and climbed into his buggy to make house calls on patients that he needed to check on before leaving for Denver.

When he arrived at the home of the foreman of the Holton Coal Mine, Wilma Frye responded to his knock on the front door. “Hello, Dr. Logan. Nice to see you. Please come in.”

As he stepped in, the doctor asked, “So, is Ben doing all right?”

“I believe you will be quite satisfied with his progress,” she replied, closing the door behind him. “His boss is with him at the moment.”

Dr. Dane halted. “Oh? Well, I’d better come back later.”

Wilma waved him off. “No need for that. He’ll be glad to see you. C’mon.”

When Wilma led the doctor into the room where Ben lay in bed, the mine owner was seated on a chair beside the bed, and quickly rose to his feet.

“Dr. Logan!” Ben said warmly. “Nice to see you.”

Kirby Holton shook the doctor’s hand, with a big smile on his face. “Dr. Logan, I very much appreciate the good care you’ve given my foreman. He’s looking worlds better.”

“I’m glad for that, Mr. Holton. How’s everything at the mine?”

“Doing almost 100 percent, Doctor. I say almost’ because without Ben, it’s not quite running smoothly.”

The doctor chuckled, placed his medical bag on the small table beside the bed, and said, “Well, we’re going to get him back on the job for you just as soon as possible.”

While Wilma and the mine owner looked on, Dr. Dane checked his patient over, replaced the bandages on his temple and neck, then looked down at him, smiling. “You really are doing well, Ben. I’ve got to go to Denver on Monday to do a hip replacement on Nelda Cox at Mile High Hospital. Do you know the Coxes?”

“Oh, sure. I’ve known Eric and Nelda for years. I’d heard that this hip replacement surgery was going to be done on her.”

“I’m taking my wife with me to be my surgical nurse for the surgery, so she won’t be here, either. But Dr. Fraser and Nadine Wahl will be filling in for us at the office. I will have Dr. Fraser come and check on you while we’re gone.”

Ben nodded. “Thank you, Dr. Logan.”

Wilma smiled. “I’m so glad Dr. Fraser is still able to fill in for you when you have to be away.”

“Me, too. Bless his heart, he won’t be able to do it much longer. His age is showing on him.”

“What will you do when he no longer can do it?” she asked.

“Well, I’ve got some plans taking form in the back of my mind, but I don’t have time to explain them right now. I’ve got to keep moving.”

Kirby Holton said, “Before you go, Doctor, I’d like to ask you: Have you ever been down in a mine?”

“No, sir. Never have. But as far back as I can remember, I’ve wanted to see what it was like.

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