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Thyroid Cancer

Back at work the next day, it was my turn to cover the thyroid patient. When a patient has thyroid cancer, the thyroid gland is surgically removed. After removal, the patient is given a small dose of radioactive iodine and then passed under a nuclear medicine camera. The thyroid gland absorbs iodine. If the cancerContinue reading “Thyroid Cancer”

Flag Football

I brought my son to community flag football that weekend. I was one of the two coaches for my son’s team. The irony wasn’t lost on me that I was out on bail for Felony Assault with a Deadly Weapon; Doorknob on my son, and yet here I was coaching his 8/9 year old flagContinue reading “Flag Football”

Surrounded by Attorneys

My first defense attorney, McMurphree, suggested I get a couple of “good guy” letters for the Judge from friends and neighbors. It just so happened that many of my acquaintances were in the legal profession. I knew several lawyers, attorneys, and an elected Judge through my kids’ many activities. Both my boys were in hockey,Continue reading “Surrounded by Attorneys”

Electrical Storm Warning

On a rainy gray day after work, as I drove back to my motel, still a few days left on my no contact order of protection, my car died. I was going downhill, so it kept rolling, but I could tell I had no power. The radio went out, and the headlights flickered. The ACContinue reading “Electrical Storm Warning”

Workplace Encounters

I returned to work after court that morning. I’d had a busy week, and hadn’t talked much to my coworkers about my family and legal troubles, but after their initial surprise at the situation we began to talk a bit. Pierre, the ex-marine, asked me about my arrest. “Well,” I said, “when they first arrestedContinue reading “Workplace Encounters”

Arraignment Day

I had been arrested on a Sunday around 6 PM. About 11 PM that evening I went before the Penntown judge, the honorable William A. Judgeson, who entered a not guilty plea for me before I was sent to county jail for the night. Monday morning my boss and my next-door neighbor arrived simultaneously atContinue reading “Arraignment Day”

The Death Ray

Quincy Bernat was about a month away from retiring when I came to the U of Roquefort, and I was to take over some of his tasks, including a quarterly inventory of all radioactive sources. Today he was going to show me one of the hottest, most powerful sources we had, which was nicknamed TheContinue reading “The Death Ray”