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This is an old revision of CalFindsCelesteaDoctor made by AnnCarpenter on 2013-09-12 20:21:22.

 

Celeste has been maintaining an erratic correspondence with Dr. Cora Reynolds for some time now. Dr. Reynolds finally manages to get her in touch with Rebecca Cole, who graduated in 1867. She starts writing letters to Dr. Cole, and this correspondence is more regular. Dr. Cole recommends that Celeste find a mentor in New Orleans so that she can have hands on experience to determine if this is truly what she wants in life - look at how much she wanted to be a nurse, and how much she hated that. Celeste complains that there aren't any black women doctors in New Orleans and Dr. Cole basically says to stop whining and do the best she can. Celeste decides to find a black male doctor who will mentor her, and if that doesn't work then she'll start looking at white doctors, since she suspects the experiences are going to be different.

She doesn't know many (any?) doctors in New Orleans, so she enlists the help of Cal, who seems to know everyone. It takes him awhile to find someone who's willing to humor this random white boy, but eventually she ends up at the door of Dr. Ambrose Trudeau. He is somewhat bemused by the teenager, and would probably turn her away, but his son Julien overhears the conversation and convinces his father than he can help Celeste a bit and it will bolster his own studies. Julien intends to attend medical school as well.

Over the next few years, Celeste spends quite a bit of time at the Trudeau place, and later out on calls. She becomes very friendly with Julien and eventually earns the respect of his father. She is sad when Julien goes to medical school the next year, but they write to one another frequently, with Julien sending her small assignments and tasks intended to get her ready for the coursework. (This in an era where a college degree was not required to attend med school.)

This is probably the doctor that Celeste runs to when Cole breaks his leg later.

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