Well, modern medicine is certainly a sight to behold! Wow! What an array of tubes, beeps, machines, and everything else! My mom is doing fine which is the best news of all. But let me tell you another story about "modern" medicine.
At dinner on Monday night with my mom, as we were talking about a few medical issues, she told me a story about my grandfather. In the late 1940s, his appendix burst, and he was rushed to a hospital in San Francisco. He was prepped for surgery and laying on the table when they began to make the incision. He sat bolt upright on the operating table! Apparently the anesthesia did not work on him. So what did they do? They went to the San Francisco Zoo for some snake venom to knock him out! Isn't that insane? Give me a Xanax and something stronger any day! And be grateful for your health today!
So glad to hear your mom is doing well. I've been thinking about you. As you say, Take Good Care.
Posted by: bronwyn | February 04, 2010 at 02:43 PM