I Left My Heart in Mrs. Adeline

[pulpdecameron]

They warn us in medical school against leaving things in patients. Gauze and sponges and other things that can cause serious long-term complications. It's the classic malpractice suit, and it's drilled into our heads again and again.

Nobody warned me about leaving my heart inside a patient. But there it is inside her, beating away.

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[legwork]

and she moved to Albany.