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Awell-dressed man in his fifties clutches his chest. Healers in white lab coats cluster around. Is it a heart attack or indigestion? An EKG is ordered, blood drawn. Then the questions begin.
A woman arrives with abdominal pain. Appendicitis or something worse? She’ll have to wait — next in line is a possible aneurysm. Just then, the lights flicker and fail. No more internet. Back to pen-and-paper diagnostics and careful listening.
About the Author
Jeff Sandefer is an entrepreneur who for 15 years served as a full-time middle and high school Socratic guide at Acton Academy, which he founded with his wife in 2009.
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Awell-dressed man in his fifties clutches his chest. Healers in white lab coats cluster around. Is it a heart attack or indigestion? An EKG is ordered, blood drawn. Then the questions begin.
A woman arrives with abdominal pain. Appendicitis or something worse? She’ll have to wait — next in line is a possible aneurysm. Just then, the lights flicker and fail. No more internet. Back to pen-and-paper diagnostics and careful listening.
About the Author
Jeff Sandefer is an entrepreneur who for 15 years served as a full-time middle and high school Socratic guide at Acton Academy, which he founded with his wife in 2009.
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