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DG: Were there a lot of medical conferences and things that...

RI: Medical conferences? At the hospitals?

DG: No, for yourself, to get new information, or...

RI: Oh, yes.

DG: Uh-huh.

RI: Well, the hospitals always had... well, Providence Hospital always had a, was it Tuesday morning? From seven to eight, and Seattle General had a... maybe it was Thursday morning from seven to eight or something like that. Once a week kind of discussing some medical problem, lectures. Besides that there were... I also belonged to the Family Practice organization and several times I went down for some conference that was about three days, one time in New Orleans, and one time in Los Angeles. But I didn't go every year because it wasn't possible for me. But as I said, since my father had advised me to be sure to take vacations... my husband was always trying to get us to take vacations and now, I would be thankful to him that he did make me do it but I'm always worried, "Well, I can't go that time, because so-and-so is due, I have two obstetrical patients, I shouldn't go." But he said, "Well, we have to go, the kids are on vacation," and all that. And I'd go, sorta unwillingly, but later I'm always glad I did because that way we spent time with the kids and did, did some traveling, but it was always a stress for me because I worried about my OB patients. But they all came along okay.

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