Future Doctors

Back in 2004, while I was still practicing veterinary medicine, my assistants were two sisters. Each of them, Tabatha and Sabrina, had two children, an older boy and a younger girl. Both of the girls, 5-year-old Brianna and 7-year-old Kristina, were so fascinated by my work that they decided to follow in my footsteps and become veterinarians themselves when they grow up.

Whenever they had a chance, the two little cousins liked to don cap and mask and observe operations. here's what they looked like – with and without their masks.

 

Brianna

 

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Kristina

 

Four years later, Kristina seems to have changed her mind, and now has decided to become a lawyer. Brianna, though, is still determined to be a veterinarian. She'll make it, too, as long as she maintains her focus and doesn't get sidetracked by distractions – such as boys. (When I mentioned that to Tabatha, her mother, the instant response was, "Oh, that's all right, I won't let her date until after she's married!") Both are exceptionally bright, capable, well-mannered children with the potential to achieve whatever goals they set for themselves.

Hat tip: Sabrina, Kristina's mother and Brianna's aunt, who took the surgery pictures.