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wrecked because he made a bonehead move ignoring his
spotter and cut another car off who hit him from behind. That’s what happened.
He didn’t have a seizure.”
    “He had
a seizure alright. It’s crystal clear on that last exam. We don’t know when
exactly it happened. Do you know the time it was when he wrecked?”
    “Oh
wow...I’ve got no idea, sorry. But how could he be driving while having a
seizure? It would make him crash right?”
    My heart
is sinking slowly. I think I have an idea where Doctor Mayhall is going with this
and I don’t like it. This is not good news...holy crap this is bad.
    “So he
wouldn’t necessarily crash,” Dr. Mayhall is saying.
    “What?
Sorry doctor, could you repeat that last part, I was lost in thought.”
    “Sure, I
know this is a lot to take in. What I was saying is that the seizure was pretty
insignificant so he could have easily had one and not even been aware of it. He
could have had several and not crashed.”
    Phew...that
was close. For a second there I was afraid they were gonna tell me he has to
stop racing.
    “Ms.
Zane?”
    “Huh?
Sorry, so what now?”
    “Now we
have to conduct some more tests and I’m afraid until those tests prove or
disprove seizure activity I can’t clear him to get behind the wheel again.”
    “What?”
Shit! Suddenly I feel like someone just kicked me in the gut. I can’t seem to
breathe. I can’t believe I’m hearing this.
    “You can
of course get a second opinion; in fact I suggest you do given the importance
of the situation here. If you like I can give you some names or if you have
someone else in mind...”
    He pulls
a card out of his pocket and extends it to me. “If you have any questions or if
Marco has questions please don’t hesitate to call me. If you want that list of
other doctors please call me and I or someone from my staff will get that for
you. Would you like me or my nurse be there when you break the news to Mr.
Panata?”
    I am
stunned. How can this be happening to me again?
     

Chapter Nine
Things Remembered

     
    “ Motor racing can never
be totally safe and it never should be in my opinion. ...”  Murray Walker
     
    Carrie
    June
17 th 2011, Poconos Raceway
    Danny is
at an all-time high, and I’m at my lowest low. He should not be racing today. I
don’t know which doctor cleared him to race, or if anyone did, but what I do
know is that the track never got Dr. Carmichael’s medical report banning him
from racing until further tests could be completed.
    Say that
Danny did get a second opinion and that doctor cleared him to return to racing, there is no way that Dr. Carmichael
would not have been consulted and his findings examined. That’s standard
procedure set up so that people like Danny can’t pull one over on race
officials and doctors. He could not have been cleared without a note from Dr.
Carmichael on the report that eventually clears him. Even if Doctor Carmichael
doesn’t feel he is fit to race, Danny could still race providing that the new
doctor cleared him but only after consulting with the first doctor who benched
him. I didn’t know all this before but I still had time to contact race
officials and warn them to check out Danny and see Dr. Carmichael’s report.
    So why
didn’t I do that? Lots of reasons. Fear of his reaction is a big one. Fear of
his team’s reactions for me ratting him out. Dozens of people would be out of a
job if their premiere racer is benched. Danny’s racing pays the salary for
thirty plus people. Who am I to take that away from all these good people? I
just couldn’t bring myself to do that. I’m sure it’s safe for Danny to race.
He’s been racing since he was a kid and that condition has never caused him a
problem and I’m sure it won’t today. This is his first pole position since his
rookie year and no way am I going to take that away from him.
    After
giving Danny a last minute kiss for luck, I take my place just over the wall at
our pit box. I’ve never