Gardner was advised to consider more lucrative career options; a few days before his 26th birthday, he informed his wife, Sherry, of his plans to abandon his dreams of becoming a physician.
وأبلغت غاردنر للنظر في الخيارات المهنية أكثر ربحا ؛ قبل أيام قليلة من عيد ميلاده ال 26، وقال انه أبلغ زوجته شيري، والتخلي عن خططه لأحلامه في أن تصبح طبيبة.