The Ampersand Journal &

The Ampersand Journal &

Share this post

The Ampersand Journal &
The Ampersand Journal &
Carrots & Me

Carrots & Me

I am bleeding "You have to leave, sir"--Linda, NYU Urgent Care

Philippe du Col's avatar
Philippe du Col
Nov 19, 2024
∙ Paid

Share this post

The Ampersand Journal &
The Ampersand Journal &
Carrots & Me
1
Share

​"Everything will be alright, in the end." --SLK, MD

“But, I have blood in my stool,” I said to Linda, a pretty woman wearing black-rimmed plastic glasses behind her white surgical mask, the only covered “customer service” representative at 111 Broadway.

I was not sure I heard her correctly, so I asked her to repeat herself twice:

“Urgent Care does not a…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to The Ampersand Journal & to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Philippe du Col
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share