Here on Pianosa there are slow times and busy times for me. One of the only times I was completely without work was around the time of the Great Big Siege of Bologna. Colonel Cathcart, wanting to be a big shot, volunteered his group for this dangerous mission. I could tell the men resented him for it. Each day leading up to the siege the camp grew gloomier and gloomier. All the men were sure this would be their last mission. Colonel Korn even ordered that my medical tent be closed! He wanted to make sure no one evaded this mission by calling in sick. Well, I just sat on my stool during those days, watching the men, and wondering what to do with my time. The sign on the closed door of my medical tent read, “CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. DEATH IN THE FAMILY.” Captain Black thought that the sign would be a pretty good joke. Ha, I think not! I’m sitting here in the Mediterranean wasting away while all my other collogues in the States are moving forward in their careers, raking in the dough, and developing a flourishing practice!!! There’s been no death in the family…but it sure feels like it to me.
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