The other doctor is a huge loss. I only met him a few times when I first started to date James, but he tells so many stories about him it's obvious how much he was respected. And also, in front of his time in terms of medical techniques.

The lurking moments suck, but you're right, we can't stay stagnant. My brother said the same recently when I was talking about the new people who'd moved into mam's house, and he just went, it's not mam's house any more. And he's right. But sometimes you need someone to say that out loud.