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The ER has always been where Dennis Whitaker feels most like himself—fast, chaotic, and full of people he trusts with his life. But with Robby gone and new leadership changing the rules, Dennis suddenly finds himself on the outside of the work he loves. Balancing a heart condition he can’t outrun, and feelings he’s never quite put into words, becomes harder than expected.
Or a story where three months apart turns out to be just harder than Dennis thought. His heart condition might make things harder than they already are.
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- Part 2 of Conditional Life
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06 May 2026
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Emergency medicine thrives on adrenaline, split-second decisions, and controlled chaos—things Dennis Whitaker handles better than most. What he doesn’t handle well is being the patient.
When a sudden collapse in the ER draws attention he never wanted, Dennis is forced to navigate suspicion, concern, and the risk of a secret coming to light: a heart that has never played by the rules.Or a story where Dennis has a heart condition and tries his best to hide it from the people he calls family.
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- Part 1 of Conditional Life
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02 May 2026
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Robby is starving.
Dennis starts to notice.
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- Part 1 of hickory, just as well
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21 Apr 2026
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“Pathology being a dick?”
“No, American Airlines.”
“Huh?”
“I’m looking at tickets,” Dennis explains. Tries to keep his voice neutral. It seems like he fails, judging by the way Santos twitches and gets up on her elbows to glower at him. “For Christmas.”
“You going back to Broken Dick Nebraska?”
“Broken Bow,” Dennis corrects, more to be contrarian than because he actually thinks Santos misspoke. And maybe with some misguided sense of home town pride. “And yeah. I am.”
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Things are laid bare. In more ways than one. Also, Christmas.Series
- Part 9 of Strangers to (?)
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11 Apr 2026
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There are cops in the ED when Dennis arrives for his shift.
Not necessarily unusual, sure, but he could've done without the unwelcome news that there's a knife-wielding maniac on the loose in their immediate vicinity.
Figures this would happen on a Monday.
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Dennis gets stabbed
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- Part 2 of Physician's Desk Reference
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03 Apr 2026