The trial begins, and the defendant takes the stand.

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Award-Winning Physician Tragically Dies of Unexpected Heart Failure

By Declination Brocade

This week, our community is keenly feeling the loss of a talented and dedicated physician, Dr. Sateen Fairchild, who died unexpectedly Thursday of heart failure at age 48.

Fairchild saved numerous lives during her work as lead attending physician at the Intensive Care Unit at Heath Medical Center, and the impact she had on peoples’ lives was undeniable. I myself had a chance to meet Dr. Fairchild, when my brother was admitted to the ICU after a sporting accident. She never gave up on my brother and ultimately was the reason he is still alive today. Although I had heard that she was an expert in her field and had handled a multitude of difficult cases in her time in the ICU, I had not expected her compassion and kindness, or the quiet dedication to not just my brother but to all the patients in her care.

She’s leaving behind her partner, Rowan Fairchild, and a daughter, Memory Fairchild. The Fairchild family declined to comment on Dr. Fairchild’s passing, but her daughter seems to be following in her mother’s footsteps. She began attending Freestone University’s School of Medicine this past August.

Dr. Fairchild was one of the most capable and talented physicians in her field, and even though her career has been cut short, she is sure to be remembered for a long time to come. Fairchild began her path to medicine when she…

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Content warnings: anxiety, panic attacks, death, medical malpractice.

Written, directed, edited, and produced by Samantha Seely.

Performances by:

“Memory Fairchild” - Grace Gibson
“Reed Song” - Devon Moravec
“Dr. Gardens” - Samantha Seely
“Slate Morrison” - Anna Byriel
“Caldwell Cold” - Zachary Ingersoll
“Judge Meridian” - Hannah Paymer
Additional voices provided by Rachel Little and Giovanni Zapata.

A special thanks to Colin Helb and Tara Moore for their advising.

Logo designed by Grace Gibson. More of her work can be found at https://gracecgibson.com/

Sound effects by dansotak, zerolagtime, reecord2, Joao_Janz, tim.kahn, sinatra314, SpliceSound, kyles, flag2, TheSupremeMuf, thegreatperson via freesound.org. Additional sound effects from sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk under the RemArc Licence, bbc.co.uk – © copyright 2021 BBC.

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The Trial of Memory FairchildBy Samantha SeelyApr 19, 2021