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Cit yV iewN C.co m | 11 I F Y O U O R S O M E O N E C L O S E T O Y O U I S S H O W I N G S Y M P T O M S O F C O R O N A V I R U S , W H A T N E X T ? C A L L Y O U R P R I M A R Y C A R E P H Y S I C I A N . Quality patient care has been our priority for nearly 75 years. We will continue to be open and serve our community. Pinehurst Surgical Clinic is here for our patients during this difficult time by being open during regular business hours, offering telehealth, and also reminding them to make the necessary steps to protect themselves & others: C L E A N Y O U R H A N D S O F T E N AV O I D C L O S E C O N TA C T S TAY H O M E I F Y O U ' R E S I C K C O V E R C O U G H S & S N E E Z E S W E A R A FA C E M A S K I F Y O U ' R E S I C K C L E A N & D I S I N F E C T For more information, call: 910-295-6831 www.pinehurstsurgical.com Pinehurst Surgical Clinic is open and will maintain normal business hours to serve non COVID-19 health issues. from reality. Mother's Day can be a stark reminder of those mamas who are no longer with us. For those who've struggled to conceive or have lost children along the way, it can feel like a heart-wrenching exclusion. rough the course of my adult life, I've fallen into each of those categories and have also subsequently celebrated my share of idyllic Mother's Days with my husband and two young children. I can tell you with absolute certainty that the single- most powerful source of hope in the years when that particular Sunday in early May felt just plain sad, was the brave women who willingly shared their less-than-storybook experiences with motherhood. Stories that didn't glaze over things like heartbreak, loss, and disappointment, but had happy endings, nonetheless. Stories like Celia Everett's. Years ago, Celia, then Celia Carpenter, was my college roommate at UNC-Chapel Hill. A pretty Sanford native from a hard-working family, standout student, and outgoing sorority sister, Celia was the total package. In May 2004, she was a few final exams away from finishing her freshman year at Carolina. en Celia got sick. An undiagnosed genetic disorder known as Wilson's disease sent my friend into acute liver failure in a matter of days. Without a liver transplant, Celia would die. Her family gathered in her hospital room at UNC and hoped desperately for a miracle. And then came the news. A liver. From a 25-year-old mother of a toddler. Aer this young woman was killed in a car accident in Tennessee, her family had already made the decision to honor her wish to donate her organs when doctors requested that they expedite the surgery in order to provide a life-saving organ for a 19-year-old critically ill woman in North Carolina. Celia's transplant surgery began on May 8, her mama's

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