In the orthopedics department of a hospital in Merchant City.
"Mr. Landry, according to the x-ray, the laceration on your brother’s hand is extremely deep and has penetrated down to the bone. If you look here, you'll see a jagged edge of the wound...
"My suggestion is to let him undergo surgery immediately, and hopefully, he'll be able to recover soon."
A twinge of pain shot through Jim's heart as he listened to the doctor's explanation, clutching the x-ray film of Sean's hands. " Will he be able to regain the function of his hands after the surgery? Well, I mean..." He fell silent for a moment before finally finishing his sentence. "Will he be able to use his hands for work again?"
The doctor paused for a moment, then asked out of curiosity, "Mr. Landry, may I know what your brother works as?"
Jim furrowed his brows, glancing at the x ray in his hand. "He’s a driver and car mechanic."
A glimmer of surprise flashed through the doctor's eyes. "Pardon me, Mr. Landry.
Your brother is a driver and car mechanic?"
The shocked look on the doctor's face made Jim a little uneasy. "What's wrong with that?"
The doctor broke out into an awkward smile, sensing the irritation in Jim's tone." No, there's nothing wrong with that. I was just surprised why your brother would do manual labor like this...
"Nevertheless, since he's a mechanic, his injury won't affect his work much in the future. He'll be able to regain function of his hands quite well, provided that he doesn't engage in too much work that requires fine motor skills of his hands and fingers."
Jim finally let out a sigh of relief, then thanked the doctor and returned to the ward.
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