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4Jumpingupfromthetable,thedoctorcouldseeawhite-hairedwomanslumpedoverinherchair.“I’madoctor.What’sgoingon”Bollsaidtothegroupgatheredaround76-year-oldPatRohrer.
5“Mymother-in-lawchokedonapieceofturkey,”answeredafranticColleenRohrer.“We’vetriedtheHeimlichmaneuver,butit’snotworking.”BollreachedaroundPat’sabdomenandpulledsharplyupwardwithhisfists.Nothinghappened.Movingquickly,heliftedPatupandontothefloortogetherintoabetterposition.TwiceagainhetriedtheHeimlich,butshedidn’trespond.
6Thiscan’tbehappening,Bollthought.Heworriedhewouldn’tbeabletohelpher.Lookingup,herecognizedSteveHoblin,anursefromthehospitalnearhisoffice.“Steve,stickyourfingersdownherthroatandseeifyoucansweepanythingout,”hesaid.Hoblinreachedinandpulledoutasmallpieceofturkey.
7ButPatstillwasn’tbreathing.Infact,shewasrapidlyturningblue.Apparently,somefoodwasstilllodgedinherthroat.Bollknewheneededtodosomethingdrastic---andfast---togetairintoherlungs.Hisonlychancewastoperformanemergencytracheotomy.
8“Call911!
Andgetmeasharpknife!
”Heshouted.Hiswiferantothekitchen,andHoblinhandedoverhispocketknife.
9Bollhadneverdonetheoperationbefore.Heflashedbacktotheonlytimehe’dseenoneperformed:
duringhisresidency20yearsearlier.Thatprocedurehadbeendoneinasterile,controlledenvironmentbyexpertsurgeons.Howwasafamilydoctorsupposedtoaccomplishthesamethingatachurchdinnerwithadullpocketknife?
10Hewasrelievedtoseethathiswifehadfoundacleanparingknife.Takingadeepbreath,BollcarefullycutasmallslitinPat’sneck.Asbloodpouredfromthewound,hebrokeintoasweat.ButBollknewitwastoolatetostop.Twoorthreepreciousminuteshadalreadypassed.Shecouldn’tsurvivemuchlongerwithoutoxygen.Bollfiguredhehadabout45secondstosaveherlife.
11Oblivioustothecrowdbreathlesslywatchinghimwork,Bollsteadiedhishandsandcontinued.Buttheknifewouldn’tcutdeepenough.Outofnowhere,amanhandedBollaswitchblade.Ithadataperedpoint,niceandsharp,withathree-inchbladethatlockedsecurelyinplace.Bollquicklyfinishedthecut.
12Then,asifshewerereadinghismind,Colleenhandedhimatracheotomytube.Herson,Shaun---Pat’sgrandson---hasaseverelungconditionandneedsatubetokeephisairwayclear.Buthecouldmanagewithoutitforanhourorso.
13Patwasturningbluerbythesecond.ColleenhelpedBollgentlypushthetubeintoPat’strachea.Secondstickedbylikeminutes,butthepairworkedcalmly,withprecision---justlikeasurgicalteam,thoughtthedoctor.
14“I’min,”hesaidoncethetubewasfinallyinplace.
15butthecrisiswasfarfromover.Bollneededtoresuscitatetheunconsciouswoman.Fortunately,herfamilyneverwentanywherewithoutanemergencykitcontainingamanualresuscitatorbag,justincaseShaunhadtroublebreathing.
16colleenclickedthebagontothetubeandpumped.withinseconds,PatRohrerstartedbreathingandthecolorreturnedtohercheeks.
17asparamedicsrushedinandtookover,bollstoodup,trembling.Hecertainlyhadn'
tanticipatedanythinglikethiswhenhelefthisjobasasocialworkertogotomedschool.
18“i'
mnotterriblyreligious,”Bollsaysnow,“butiknownowthatGodgoestoTurkeydinnersatchurches.Totakeadoctorwhoonlyhalfknowswhathe'
sdoingandgivehimtherighttools——idon'
tknowhowirecalledtodo.Tomethere'
snoexplanationbutdivineintervention.”
19Maybeso,butHowardStephens,assistantchiefoftheMokenaFireProtectionDistrict,wasquicktopointout,“withoutDr.Boll,thisladywouldn'
thavemadeit.”
20nowthathergratefulmother-in-lawisbackathome,withnosignsofinfectionfromtheswitchbladesurgery.Colleensays,“wearesothankfulthatinthisageoflawsuits,dr.bollwaswillingtoputhimselfontheline.hejuststeppedupanddidwhathadtobedone.”
21laterthatNovembernight,afterreturningfromthehospital,Robbollfoundanotherjobthatneededtobefinished.hestrolledintothechurchkitchenandrolleduphissleeves.“Divineinterventiondoesn'
tusuallycomeintoplay,”hesays,“whenit'
stimetodothedishes.”
第二单元
TheforestwasfullofshadowsasalittlegirlhurriedthroughitonesummereveninginJune.Itwasalreadyeighto’clockandSylviawonderedifhergrandmotherwouldbeangrywithherforbeingsolate
EveryeveningSylvialefthergrandmother’shouseatfivethirtytobringtheircowhome.ItwasSylvia’sjobtobringtheanimalhometothemilked.WhenthecowheardSylvia’svoicecallingher.Shewouldhideamongthebushes
ThiseveningithadtakenSylvialongerthanusualtofindhercow.Thechildhurriedthecowthoughthedarkforest.towardhergrandmother’shomeAsthecowstoppedatasmallstreamtodrink.Sylviaputherbarefeetincold,freshwaterofthestream
Shehadneverbeforebeenaloneintheforestaslateasthis.Sylviafeltasifshewereapartofthe
grayshadowsandthesilverleavesthatmovedintheeveningbreeze.
Itwasonlyayearagothatshecametohergrandmother’sfarm.beforethatshehadlivedwithhermotherandfatherinadirtycrowdedfactorytownOneday,Sylvia’sgrandmotherhadvisitedthemandhadchosenSylviaformallherbrothersandsistertocomerhelpheronherfarminVermont
Thecowfinishdrinkingandasthenine-year-oldchildhurriedthroughtheforesttheairwassuddenlycutbyasharpwhistlenotfarawaySylviaknewitwasn’tafriendlybird’swhistlesheforgotthecowandhidinsomebushesbutshewastoolate
HellolittlegirlayoungmancalledoutcheerfullyHowfarisittothemainroadSylviawastremblingasshewhisperedtwomilesShecameoutofthebushesandlookedupintothefaceofatallyoungmancarryingagun
ThestrangerbeganwalkingwithSylviaasshefollowedhercowthroughtheforestI’vebeenhuntingforbirdsheexplainedbutI’velostmywayDoyouthinkIspendthenightatyourhomeSylviadidn’tanswerShewasgladshecouldseehergrandmotherstandingnearthedoorofthefarmhouse
WhentheyreachedherthestrangerexplainedhisproblemtoSylvia’ssmilinggrandmother
Ofcourseyoucanstaywithusshesaidwedon’thavemuchbutyou’rewelcometosharewhatwehaveNowSylviagetaplateforthegentleman
Aftereating,theyallsatyoungmanexplainedhewasabirdcollector."
Doyouputtheminacage"
Sylviaasked."
No,"
heansweredslowly,"
IshootthemandstuffthemwithputthemwithspecialchemicalstopreservehaveoveronehundreddifferentkindsofbirdsfromallovertheUnitedStates."
"
Sylviaknowsalotaboutbirds,too,"
hergrandmothersaidproudly."
Sheknowstheforestsowell,thewildanimalscomeandeatbreadrightoutofherhands."
Maybeshecanhelpmethen,"
theyoungmansaid."
Isawawhiteherontwodays'
vebeenlookingforitever'
saveryrareyouseenit,too"
HeaskedSylviawassilent."
Youwouldknowitifyousawit,"
hesaid."
It'
satall,strangebirdwithsoftwhitefeathersandlongthinprobablyhasitsnestatthetopofatalltree."
Sylvia'
sheartbegantobeathadseenthatstrangewhitebirdontheothersideoftheyoungmanwasstaringatSylvia."
Iwouldgivetendollarstothepersonwhoshowedmewhereitis."
ThatnightSylvia'
sdreamswerefullofallthewonderfulthingssheandhergrandmothercouldbuyfortendollars.
Sylviaspentthenextdayintheforestwiththeyoungtoldheralotaboutthebirdstheycouldnotunderstandwhyhekilledthebirdsheseemedtolikesofeltherhearttrembleeverytimeheshotanunsuspectingbirdasitwassingsinginthetrees.
Sylviawouldhavelikedhimvastlybetterwithouthisgun;
butasthedaywaned,Sylviastillwatchedtheasleepinchild,wasvaguelythrilledbyadreamofstoppedtolistentoabird'
ssong;
theypressedforwardagaineagerly--speakingtoeachotherrarelyandinwhispers;
Sylviafollowedtheyoungman,fascinated,afewstepsbehind,withhergrayeyesdarkfascinated,afewstepsbehind,withhergrayeyesdarkwithexcitement.
Longafterthemoomcameoutandtheyoungmanhadfallenasleep,Sylviawasstillhadaplanthatwouldgetthetendollarsforhergrandmotherandmaketheyoungmanitwasnearsunrise,shequietlyleftherhouseandhurriedthroughthefinallyreachedahugepinecouldseethewholeforestfromwassureshewouldbeabletoseewherethewhiteheronhadhiddenitsnest.
sbarefeetandtinyfingersgrabbedthetree'
sroughdrybranchesscratchedatherlikecat'
sclawsassheclimbedhigherandhigher.
WhenSylviahadatlastreachedthetree'
shighestbranch,thegoldensun'
srayshitthegreenhawksflewtogetherinslow-movingcirclesfarbelowfeltasif