Mom Said I 'Work With Nonprofits'—I Had Just Donated $15M to the Hospital We Were Standing In

Mom Said I 'Work With Nonprofits'—I Had Just Donated $15M to the Hospital We Were Standing In The invitation arrived on thick cardstock, embossed with gold lettering. Sacred Heart Medical Center cordially invites you to the grand opening of the Chen Cardiovascular Innovation Center. Saturday, April 15th, 2:00 PM. Light refreshments will be served. I held it in my hands, running my thumb over the raised letters of my own name. Chen. My name. On a building that would save thousands of lives over the coming decades. My phone rang. Mom. "Jennifer, darling, I have the most wonderful news," she said before I could even say hello. "My garden club is getting a private tour of that new heart center at Sacred Heart. You know, the one everyone's been talking about? Some wealthy donor built it. April fifteenth at two o'clock." I looked down at the invitation in my hand. "That's nice, Mom." "I was thinking maybe you could join us? You work at the hospital, don't you? Maybe you could explain all the medical equipment to the ladies. Make yourself useful." I closed my eyes. "I work at a hospital, yes." vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv