I've been paging you.
I was with this patient.
So I hear. You convinced the family to donate his organs? [Abby nods] Spending this much time with a patient is a luxury we don't usually have. You missed out on an interesting volvulous repair.
Well, I just... felt like his wife needed me.
You already do this well, Abby. Sometimes, being a doctor is about... distancing yourself from your patient.
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