When my son Brian collapsed from sudden stomach pain, we rushed to the ER and learned it was appendicitis. But just as we were bracing for surgery, the doctor—Dr. Melissa—shocked us by refusing to operate. I was furious, thinking she was cold or negligent. Then she said something that stopped me in my tracks: “I can’t. He’s my brother.”
I’ve worked at FortMan’s Grocery for 15 years, holding our family together while caring for my husband,
