“We’ll have to cut off his leg from above the knee. The blood vessels are narrowing.”
May 31, 2021
Doctor Richardson was telling my wife.
“We can schedule surgery for tomorrow at 1:30pm.”
He continued, unaware that he had new visitors in the room.
My grandson, standing behind him, overheard this and immediately burst into tears.
Don’t you touch my Grandpa.
Don’t cut off his leg.
He’s the best grandpa in the world.
He cried and cried and brought us to tears.
And maybe Doctor Richardson had a heart after all, because he decided to delay the leg amputation. Maybe it was too much for him to see a young boy devastated.
We’ll need to operate in 8 weeks or less. He told my wife after they left.
