4 - Surviving the Courses and Clinical Rotations

Summary

Abstract: Anne continued to attend medical school, working toward her PhD in Sol’s lab. She spent more time with Jack; he moved in with her and shared her twin bed. She lived with her best friend, Les Moore, who eventually moved out. Anne was disappointed, but she found a new roommate, Nancy Serrell. Anne cooked meals with Nancy, Jack and our friend Walter. Anne and Jack got along well for the most part and she enjoyed Jack because of his encyclopedic knowledge and memory of everything he read. She began skimming through her reading assignments and picking Jack’s brain for more detailed information. She found this was more efficient for her learning style. Jack and Anne adopted mice, who they named Beula and Ruby. The mice eventually reproduced. Jack proposed in the summer of 1975. Anne was hesitant because she didn’t believe in marriage and wanted Jack to know he was getting into marrying a determined and ambitious woman who would be focused on her career. Jack said he knew that; it was one of the reasons he wanted to marry her. Plus, his family would never approve of them sleeping in the same bed if they weren’t married. They married that August in Ohio on Anne’s family farm with close relatives and friends attending. They spent their honeymoon in Aspen.