Shocking Bad News

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"Impossible!"

Before Ted could speak, Marshall chimed in, his tone very certain. "Ted is my buddy, I know his situation best, it can't be what you're describing."

"I also believe in Ted."

Lily nodded repeatedly beside him. "He's not hallucinating. He and Anna were indeed very much in love before."

"Yeah?"

Adam gave Lily and Marshall a look that said, "How do you know so much?" and said, "In that case, there's nothing to worry about. Well, it shouldn't be your problem."

Are you sure?

Ted hesitated.

"Um?"

Adam laughed, "I was sure before, but now I'm not. You know, the same symptom can be caused by many reasons, some physiological and some psychological."

I think you have some psychological issues. How about I find you a professional psychologist to talk to and help you rebuild your self-confidence?

"No."

Ted waved his hand. "Maybe it's just my imagination."

"Alright, enough joking. Have Anna come to the hospital for a check-up when you have time."

Adam stopped teasing him and reminded him, "She doesn't look well. Maybe she has a physical or psychological problem."

"Were you just teasing him?"

Lily was speechless.

"It doesn't count."

Adam laughed and said, "These things are interconnected. Originally, it might have just been Anna's problem, but now Ted is clearly insecure and has psychological issues. It's a normal suggestion to have him talk to a psychologist to relieve his stress."

"Is Anna sick?"

Ted said nervously.

"I don't know."

Adam shook his head. "I can only tell that she is not in good condition and may be unwell. As for whether she is sick or not, we need to conduct a detailed examination to determine that. I am not a god."

"I will persuade her to go to the hospital to see you."

Ted said worriedly.

Since Adam became a doctor and displayed unprecedented talent, his friends would come to him with almost any medical problem.

Even Ted, when faced with this embarrassing and unspeakable ailment, chose to consult him.

Nothing more!

Trust me!

In the United States, trust far outweighs embarrassment when seeking medical care.

Because many truly terrifying things have happened here.

You never know when you might encounter a mad doctor who wants to create a new surgical technique, test a new drug, or simply study the deepest secrets of the human body.

When you're tired or annoyed, you can have your name engraved on your liver as an artistic signature, and that's it.

If the mad doctor, with his God- like perspective and twisted sense of humor, were to engrave phrases like "Skynet Property, Abduction Will Be Prosecuted" or "Surprise MF!" onto DNA, it would truly drive devout believers mad.

Ted and his friends had no choice but to pretend they didn't know.

But now that they have Adam, a doctor they trust and who is also a top-notch doctor, they would be foolish to go to other doctors.

Besides, finding Adam is easier and cheaper.

Minor issues don't require special appointments or queues; they can be resolved easily during gatherings with a few laughs.

For serious illnesses, with Adam's help, we can get accurate first-hand information and don't have to worry about doctors exaggerating the difficulty or performing a one-size-fits-all treatment for the sake of convenience and safety, regardless of the quality of life after the surgery.

Under normal circumstances, most people cannot tell whether it is necessary to do so.

There are also bizarre cases where quack doctors make mistakes, treating the right leg when the left leg is the problem, resulting in both legs becoming unusable.

Either they don't understand, or they don't care. It's common for small problems to turn into big problems, or even lead to death.

Adam heard similar stories from the nurses as he chatted with them.

An older nurse had a common name for them. "Little Scoundrels!"

The template is like this.

He's in the top ten of the whole school, 5% of the entire grade graduates, handsome and promising, but he just doesn't care. During work hours, he's either making phone calls or sending text messages to flirt.

There is a classic case.

Once, a cyclist had an accident and seriously injured his leg.

After examining the young and handsome intern, the nurse told him that there was bleeding in his ear canal and that he should have a CT scan to check for brain hemorrhage.

However, the young and handsome doctor was playing on his phone and completely ignored her, directly ordering her to take an X-ray of her thigh.

Then, to prove his diagnosis, he casually joked with the patient and mingled with him to show that the patient was fine.

The doctor is young, handsome, and approachable, so patients are willing to trust him.

Then, shortly afterward, the patient died from acute subdural hematoma, which caused rupture of cerebral blood vessels and rapid intracranial hemorrhage.

Afterwards, the nurse confronted the doctor, who not only showed no concern that his mistake had caused the patient's death, but also continued to flirt on his phone with a grin. He even mistook the nurse's questioning for flirting and kissed her directly...

This is not an isolated case.

According to the nurses, there are quite a few people like this.

People like Adam and Cristina, who were so devoted to the pursuit of medicine, were extremely rare.

Even Meredith, George, Liz, though sometimes unreliable, have a very positive attitude towards studying medicine and are considered to be excellent doctors.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be the saying that when Dr. Bailey went on maternity leave, the other residents all said that the interns under Dr. Bailey's command were devils.

Without a positive attitude towards learning medicine, and with exceptional talent, daring to do this would have already drawn complaints from other resident doctors, and the Chief of Surgery would have included him in the batch that had to be eliminated, thus eliminating him early on.

It's easy to understand if you think about it. Cristina's goal is to become Dr. Burke, but with so many hospitals and so many doctors, how many are actually Dr. Burke?

Most doctors are mediocre.

If the attitude is also problematic, it will be a disaster for many patients.

The next few days.

Adam did not see Anna come over.

Ted didn't call him either.

Adam assumed they were alright and didn't think much of it.

After all, there are many reasons why someone looks unwell, such as having something on their mind or not sleeping well.

It's nothing serious.

On the fourth day, Adam suddenly received a tearful phone call from Lily: "Adam, something terrible has happened, Anna, Anna, she was in a car accident last night and she died."

"What?"

Adam was shocked, then frowned and asked, "She was in a car accident last night, why didn't you call me?"

Both were car accident victims; if they had been brought here or allowed to reach the scene, perhaps they wouldn't have died.

"We just found out too."

Lily cried, "I heard that Anna died on the spot in the car accident last night and was sent directly to the funeral home. Anna's emergency contact is her mother, and her mother doesn't know about her and Ted."

Ted only learned of this news when he contacted Anna this morning.

Ugh!

Ted rushed to the funeral home like a madman, saw Anna's body, and froze. "He didn't respond no matter how we called him, it's terrifying! Come quickly and see him!"

"I'll be right there."

Without a word, Adam hung up the phone, told Leonard, left the hospital, and drove towards the funeral home.