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Alan Murphy was born to Owen and Abigail Murphy in the late spring of 1964, two years after the birth of his brother Jeffrey. Raised on a cattle ranch outside of Missoula, Montana, the boys were taught at a very young age to work hard and love the wild around them. Inseparable though they were, it was not destined to last.
Tragedy struck when the boys were six and eight years old. While on a camping trip the eldest wandered away from the family to go swimming on his own, something he had done many times before with no consequence. But this time was different, and no one would ever know why. Jeffrey wasn't seen again for two days until his body was found. The accidental drowning weighed heavily on the family that tried to pull themselves together and move on.
It was not easy, and though Alan would always feel a coolness in his parents that had not existed before, they did as well as they could to push forward and do what was best for their remaining son. Alan, who could scarcely remember what life was like with a sibling, grew slowly but determinedly into a young man. The distressing past of their family kept him firmly in line where it was important, when his parents peace of mind was concerned. And soon, as he matured, he began to think about his future. Like his father and his father's father, he was told he was destined toward the field of medicine. It ran in the family and he was family, after all.
But young Alan had other plans, and those plans came in the form of finding his own path. One that happened to lead to Dana Witten and the naive idealism of starting a family early and letting life take them places, man. Though never married, as they believed their love did not need a piece of paper to validate it, the couple had one son together. It was shortly thereafter that the staggering reality hit them: life didn't often drop good things into the laps of those who did not try. And so, it was with the help from his parents (charitable in the aid of their only remaining son) that the small family moved to New York City so Alan could begin working to pay for the schooling that would take him along the path he'd been avoiding; he would become a doctor.
Not content with the idea of becoming a family doctor just like his father, Alan decided to take a different approach to medicine. The road to becoming a licensed psychiatrist was a long and treacherous one, but despite this their small family continued to develop and grow - not in size, but age. Try as he might to keep it all balanced, he could not, and the stress of it took its toll on the relationship and it ended when their son was sixteen years old. While the passion was gone, their love for one another was not, and slowly it changed into that of a deep lifelong friendship. The common respect allowed them to raise their son separately and see him off into the world to start his own life and family.
In the decades since, Alan's life has changed considerably. Between a smattering of serious and not-so-serious relationships, his work has also changed. What started as work strictly in the hospital shifted into group private practice, and then eventually a practice of his very own. Currently he balances his life between the hospital and his practice, and remains close to not only his son, but his young granddaughter as well.
01. career
works mainly in private practice in his manhattan office. takes on hospital shifts every tuesday. specializes in severe adult mental illness, disorders, and trauma.
02. tattoos
has four tattoos: 1) coordinates below his belt 2) "absurdites de l’existence" on his left forearm 3) drawn lines on his back 4) "there exists a field, beyond all notions of right and wrong. I will meet you there" on the inside of his right bicep.
03. language
speaks rusty spanish and enough american sign language to have a conversation. he learned spanish in school and asl when his friends had a child born deaf.
04. family
his family lost his older brother when alan was six years old, he was too young to remember it. this isn't something he brings up in conversation much.
05. montana
born and raised in missoula, montana on a cattle ranch. when his father passed away in 2003, his mother moved in with her sister and alan sold the ranch to a family friend.
Anthony Reid Murphy, 31. Son Born March 19th, 1983. Lives in Queens, NY with his wife and children. Works as a Biomedical Engineer.
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Isabella "Issy" Francesca Murphy, 5. Granddaughter Born April 4th, 2009. Alan takes care of her often and dotes on her mercilessly.
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Harrison "Harry" Owen Murphy. Grandson Born November 21st, 2014. More info soon.
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Lindsay Rosa Murphy, 29. Daughter in law More info soon.
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Dana Beth Morgan, 48. Ex partner, mother of Anthony Never married. Lives in NYC. More info soon.
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Abigail Grace Murphy, 75. Mother Lives in Missoula, Montana with her sister (Emily).
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full name: Veronica Katherine Reed
DOB + age: May 27th, 1964 + 50
occupation: Psychiatrist
residence The Village, Manhattan
hometown Missoula, Montana
orientation: Heterosexual
status: Single
family: Owen, father- deceased
Abigail, mother- 75
Jeffrey, brother- deceased
Anthony, son- 31
Lindsay, daughter-in-law- 29
Isabella, granddaughter- 5
Harrison, grandson- nov 2014
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