So my dad died

PGY-2 heading into my 3rd and final year. I am sitting in an airport with my flight delayed and I have had far too much time to think. I got called yesterday from my mother "call me as soon as you can, it's not urgent but please call me." I woke up from my night shift and called her back. She was crying and got out the simple words "your dad has died". My father wasn't the healthiest man and his chart would read; patient with a history of DM, HTN, HLD, PE (on coumadin), and MI admitted... So my dad died
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