Let's get something off your chest...

Dear Nicky,

We saw Roselle at Columbia this morning. She's nice, but she's always busy and in a hurry. That whole cardiology place is always packed. Anyway, considering we have to drive all the way from Hoboken to Washington Heights in Manhattan, we made excellent time. We went there so Roselle could check out your sternum, which she says has healed fine and is structurally intact. It may take up to six more months for the sutures to completely dissolve. At present they've gotten sort of wrapped up in blood and tissue and have become like little nodes underneath and they feel hard and bumpy, but they should go away in time. Your chest is a bit pointer than it was before the surgery, but Roselle assures us it's purely cosmetic and is most likely a combination of your cartilage being stretched from when they pried your chest open, and your breathing pattern (seems you do a lot of thoracic breathing). We ran into Dr. Solo on the way out, who raved about how good you look and how you're developing a personality. You are dangerously charming.

Love,
Dad