Overheard while doing chemo 9/17/09
Doctor 1 : "I think we have this Blum guy right where we want him...we knocked out his defenses with radiation..."
Doctor 2: "then to increase the kill, we zapped him with a powerful poison.
He looks like hell! He stopped shaving, is emaciated, drags in here like he's half dead!" Did you see those black and blue arms?"
Doctor 3: "yes, but what can we do to enhance the chemo?"
Med. student 1: "You guys know I've got to come up with some research for my program or I'm toast; I was wondering about a hypothesis I had...what if we encased his upper body in a sealed airtight container and dropped in a few pellets of nerve gas..surely this would add some punch to the chemo."
Doctor 1: "Fascinating hypothesis, but how would we ever get it by the ethics committee?"
Med. student 1: "I've got that worked out...we'll propose something MORE controversial, and then compromise with the nerve gas."
Doctor 2: "And what could be more controversial than nerve gas?"
Med. student 1: "I was thinking....waterboarding!!!"
Med. student 2: "WAIT!!! THAT WAS MY HYPOTHESIS ABOUT HOW I THOUGHT WE COULD ENHANCE THE NERVE GAS!"
Doctor 3: "And how would you get THAT one by the ethics committee?"
Med student 2: nervously...."well, I still have a few dozen pens from the Phizer rep, and a few dozen Viagra samples to hand out"
Doctor 1: "Toss in a few of those LED lighted keychains, and we may have a chance."
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Steve,
ReplyDeleteHow great it is that your sense of humor forges ahead. You crack me up! I hope you are finding some relieve from the nausea and that you can get some rest. Cd
Good to see the humor. You are the greatest. God bless you. The treatment finish line is getting closer each day. Hang in there. God bless you as much as you are a blessing to everyone.
ReplyDeleteI'll add hydroplaning to your waterboarding and raise you a non-nervy road trip! I pray YOU have more road trips where you're driving to and from something PLEASANT. You are indeed a peach, Mr. Blum Guy.
ReplyDeleteSteve, I saw Barbara MacKnight yesterday (still recovering from her partial hip replacement and doing really well, much more alert and herself) and she was asking for you. I told her about this latest post and she chuckled that rueful chuckle of one well-acquainted with "plotting" doctors, arduous treatments, and the healing power of humor. Thanks for letting us be with you even in the dark places, lighting the way with your creativity, candor, and faith. Take care (especially on today's rainy road).--Peg
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