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I nodded

"I'll be forty-five o OK?"

"I'll be here"

He went to the door and looked back at "

I smiled and I waved at him

He closed the door and left me alone

I re out on the couch to watch Drake perforery

As I watched, activity began to increase in the OR A couple of gowned, loved technicians moved equip implements I heard round, I justplayed over the speakers, and I reht in the pub when she pointed Drake out He played Brit Invasion ht that was just TV surgeons, expecting that real ones needed quiet for their very delicate procedures

Apparently, not

Soon, a patient heeled in and then several people transferred him to a chair like structure He already had this metal halo-like device on his head They leaned hi position, his head between the arms of the CT On the walls were monitors that showed various perspectives on his brain

Several people in full scrubs s into place around the patient, speaking to hieons for they worked on the patient, getting hi over his shaved head Then, one of the surgeons started to cut his skull with a drill, the high-pitched whine audible over the– East Indian

Then, tned and loved hands up and in front of their bodies They had safety glasses on and what looked like binocular lenses attached

Drakeif I could tell which one One of the two approached the patient and spoke to him, and it was then I knew that was Drake

He spoke to the ca the procedure to treat Parkinson's Disease Mr Grahaood health who began to experience tremors on the left side of his body Since that time, the tremors increased, and now, he was unable to carry out the most siery, using lingo I couldn't quite catch Finally, he went to the patient's side

"How are you doing, Bob?" he said, his voice firm but warm "Ready?"