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Tompkinsville | Tim Farmer

by Tim Farmer
Dr. James Cunningham said he came to Tompkinsville from Lexington because he wanted to raise his son in a traditional small town environment rather than in a large city. Cunningham, who had moved to Tompkinsville just two weeks before the workshop, was living in a local motel. His wife and son were still living in Lexington. Cunningham usually ate with the hospital staff before doing rounds and checking on the three or so patients he usually had. The doctors and some friends were talking in the emergency room when a mother ran into the entrance with her 9-moth-old baby in her arms. The baby had a high fever and was beginning to go into convulsions, but both mother and baby were home safely within an hour. Cunningham is on call every third night. His beeper and stethoscope remain within reach faithfully.
Dr. James Cunningham said he came to Tompkinsville from Lexington because he wanted to raise his son in a traditional small town environment rather than in a large city. Cunningham, who had moved to Tompkinsville just two weeks before the workshop, was living in a local motel. His wife and son were still living in Lexington. Cunningham usually ate with the hospital staff before doing rounds and checking on the three or so patients he usually had. The doctors and some friends were talking in the emergency room when a mother ran into the entrance with her 9-moth-old baby in her arms. The baby had a high fever and was beginning to go into convulsions, but both mother and baby were home safely within an hour. Cunningham is on call every third night. His beeper and stethoscope remain within reach faithfully.
Dr. James Cunningham said he came to Tompkinsville from Lexington because he wanted to raise his son in a traditional small town environment rather than in a large city. Cunningham, who had moved to Tompkinsville just two weeks before the workshop, was living in a local motel. His wife and son were still living in Lexington. Cunningham usually ate with the hospital staff before doing rounds and checking on the three or so patients he usually had. The doctors and some friends were talking in the emergency room when a mother ran into the entrance with her 9-moth-old baby in her arms. The baby had a high fever and was beginning to go into convulsions, but both mother and baby were home safely within an hour. Cunningham is on call every third night. His beeper and stethoscope remain within reach faithfully.
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Dr. James Cunningham said he came to Tompkinsville from Lexington because he wanted to raise his son in a traditional small town environment rather than in a large city. Cunningham, who had moved to Tompkinsville just two weeks before the workshop, was living in a local motel. His wife and son were still living in Lexington. Cunningham usually ate with the hospital staff before doing rounds and checking on the three or so patients he usually had. The doctors and some friends were talking in the emergency room when a mother ran into the entrance with her 9-moth-old baby in her arms. The baby had a high fever and was beginning to go into convulsions, but both mother and baby were home safely within an hour. Cunningham is on call every third night. His beeper and stethoscope remain within reach faithfully.

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