It was $12,000 to meet--I realize here that $12,000 doesn't even calibrate as budget dust with what we do. But $12,000 was an enormous sum of money to me at the time. I'm not going to be able to take a paycheck home, but I had to be able to pay my employees. No money was coming across the counter because I'm an OB/GYN. You've got to wait a few months before the delivery occurs, and you get paid for the work. I was so scared--
Speaker Burgess reflects on the financial challenges faced by medical professionals.
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