May 17, 2020
Well … my youngest
is pretty much officially a graduated senior. She got to walk outside—the
weather cooperated—and received her diploma in a socially careful ceremony. The
entire thing will be shown next week on the scheduled night of commencement.
I'm scared and excited for her future. Times are weird, what else can I say?
Semi-decent week of
television viewing. Still haven't finished up the third episode of Picard but hope to get to it this week.
Caught an episode
of Gargoyles and remembered this one.
I like it when they dive into the mythology of the show.
Watched four
episodes of Danger Man. I'm enjoying
the longer format of the second season. I also really like the black and white
episodes. I think the show moves to color in the next season.
Caught another
episode of The Witcher. I love this
show! The fluid timeline can be a little confusing but I'm staying pretty clear
on what's going on. Based on what I've read, by the end of the season, the
timelines converge. Here's hoping that's actually the case.
Finally watched the
season finale of Murdoch Mysteries.
I'll honestly say I'm pleasantly surprised by the way everything unfolded. Not
sure I'm keen on Violet getting a second chance but I'll see how things go. I
do believe the moral quandary of not always being able to go by the book comes
through in a terrific way. It's also quite nice to see William understand
things can't always be firmly put into one column or the other. I so love this
show!
Started a new
episode of Blue Heelers but didn't
get very far before I had to pause. I'll try to finish it up this week.
Also in the middle
of a Strike Back episode. Quite happy
with how they've moved the timeline forward but we still get to see what
happened to Mac play out. That was a massive cliffhanger at the end of the
previous episode.
And that's pretty
much it for television this week. Tonight's post is from Camden General, a
novella where the characters do things a little backward, which is one of my
favorite tropes.
Here's the
mini-blurb:
Jayden and Whit, two
of Camden General's best emergency department staff, come together after losing
a patient. Trying to navigate the fallout becomes even more difficult when
their one-time hookup turns into a very personal relationship.
And a snippety peek…
"Hey, Whit. We've got a hit
and run victim coming in. Tag trauma room two, will you?" Millie scurried
down the corridor and stopped in at the next treatment room to speak with
Wendy.
Whit dashed across the hall and
pulled the curtains for trauma two. He flipped the switch to activate the
light, alerting all personnel to stay clear for an incoming case. Double-timing
it, he made his way to the emergency doors to wait for the ambulance.
Wendy scooted in behind him.
"You know who's on shift tonight?" She donned gloves and watched for
the squad to arrive.
Whit pulled some latex on.
"It's a three-unit day, but I don't know who got the call." Camden
bordered on the downtown area of the city but its status as a trauma center
meant they got a lot of outlying traffic in their ED.
The rig pulled up and backed in. Whit had one
brief moment to push past the weird sensation of being on this side of the
doors. The medics pushed the cot forward and the auto doors swung apart to let
them enter.
Doug Rafferty gave Whit a nod.
"Hey, Brack. Good to see you." He pushed the patient at the head of
the gurney.
His partner, Lola Guess, entered
at the victim's side, jotting vitals down.
"Give me the bullet."
The doctor appeared at Whit's side.
He glanced down to her credentials.
Dr. Jayden Betts. Okay, good to know.
Lola fell into step beside Dr.
Betts and gave her the rundown. Whit did a mental triage while Lola relayed the
details.
"Vic is thirty-one. Out for
a jog on Grandview and lost a battle with an SUV doing forty-five in a
twenty-five. She was thrown fifteen feet…" Lola continued the barrage and
Whit got a good look at the patient.
His gut sank. She didn't look
good. Cuts and abrasions marred her skin and bruising covered her torso. Lola
handed him the board with the patient info. Mary Daniels. Whit took over,
writing Dr. Betts's immediate orders. Based on the extent of Mary's injuries,
he hoped like hell they could save her.
Dr. Betts jumped right in,
directing Whit and Wendy with calm efficiency. Whit focused on Mary but the new
doctor impressed the hell out of him. She carried out several procedures with
deft movements and let the nurses do their jobs.
"I need the panels ASAP and
that X-ray right away." She paused a moment to don a surgical gown.
"Let's get started on the chest tube."
Whit moved forward, ready to
assist with whatever Dr. Betts needed.
This one is coming
together slowly but I like where the story is going. It took a small turn I
didn't expect. J
That's it for this
week. Happy reading!
Skylin
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