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Pager PTSD: A Physician is Triggered by the Beep, Twenty Years Later

Pager PTSD: A Physician is Triggered by the Beep, Twenty Years Later

This past week I was in an airport, returning from a fantastic family vacation. I was as relaxed as one can be whilst sitting and awaiting one’s boarding call. Then, from somewhere nearby, there was a beeping noise — a coffee shop’s electronic coffee maker, 

Porcelain Dolls

Porcelain Dolls

It was me who brought the second twin to the mom, so that both were cradled warmly against her chest. Her husband joined her at the head of the bed, embracing her as they nuzzled and cooed and cried over their newborn son and daughter.