Inspired words flow as spouse of radiologist gets up to speed on the specialty

A radiologist in the Bluegrass State has received a memorable tribute from none other than his loving wife, a newspaper columnist who hadn’t asked him much about his work—till now.

As he explained things like ultrasound, gamma rays and technetium 99, “nearly every second word a term I had never heard before, I once again marveled over just how damn smart my husband is,” writes Tara Kaprowy of the Sentinel-Echo of London, Ky.

“William is, above all, a lesson to any kid in Laurel County who wants to make it,” she adds. “He had three T-shirts and two pair of pants for a wardrobe. He broke his back (literally) lifting flour sacks at his high school job at Hardee’s. … Then he got into one of the most prestigious residencies in the country to do what? Come back to the town he grew up in so he could make it a better place.”

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Dave Pearson

Dave P. has worked in journalism, marketing and public relations for more than 30 years, frequently concentrating on hospitals, healthcare technology and Catholic communications. He has also specialized in fundraising communications, ghostwriting for CEOs of local, national and global charities, nonprofits and foundations.

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