Ed's Mom recently had a scare when she wound up in the hospital because she was having trouble breathing after having been extremely fatigued for quite some time. She had some blood testing done and they found she had a pulmonary embolism.
Well of course, we were worried because she's alone a lot of the time and it's definitely not a good thing to have. After she was seen at the hospital, she was given some medication and sent home.
When Ed called his father today to find out how she was doing his father said, "Well, hospice is coming this afternoon."
"Hospice?" Ed said.
"Hospice???" I whispered in the background. "I don't think he means hospice."
"Hospice?" Ed repeated to his Dad.
"Yeah, they're coming to give her a shot or something." his Dad said.
"Dad, I don't think you mean hospice. Maybe it's a home nurse or health aide?" Ed said.
"Well, whatever. Hell, I don't know the names of these things. Some nurse is comin' to the house to give her a shot."
Ed and I breathed a sigh of relief. When Ed got off the phone, he said to me "Next thing I know, he'll be telling me the coroner is there....."
"And then I'll find out it's his new golfing buddy."
To read about someone who really put death on hold, check out Art Buchwald's enjoying every minute of his hospice experience by clicking HERE.
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1 YEAR AGO: Eddie Brings A Guest Friday
2 YEARS AGO: The Things We Do For Love
3 YEARS AGO: A Million Comedians Out Of Work And I’m Lucky Enough To Live With One
4 YEARS AGO: Ah, The Primitive Beauty Of The Desert
5 YEARS AGO: The Perfect Storm
1 comment:
Oh wow, two big scares thanks to Ed's dad...just wondering...has he met your mom? ;) Glad to hear Ed's mom is recovering. Scary stuff :(
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