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How a Doctor's Departure Reverberates in a Small Town

When the unexpected bleeding started early in the pregnancy, the doctor was there with a reassuring word and a steady hand on the shoulder -- a balm for the emotional tempest churning inside. The bleeding stopped and the crisis passed, just as she predicted it would.

The doctor sympathized with her patient's backaches, concerns about her advanced maternal age and small insecurities that she didn't want to share with her family.