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"For attractive lips, speak works of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone."

-Audrey Hepburn

Friday, July 29, 2011

When it rains....it POURS

SUNDAY:
“Whitney, this is Dr. B------ I am calling to let you know that you have Strep throat and a severe case of Mononucleosis. You should be feeling better in 8-15 weeks.”

TUESDAY:
“Whitney, this is Dr. B------, your other test results came back. It looks like your liver enzymes are elevated which could be the mono, or it could be auto immune liver disease. You also tested positive for Lyme disease, and your ANA test (tests for rheumatologic diseases like lupus) came back positive. You need to see a rheumatologist.”

WEDNESDAY:
“Whitney, this is Dr. ‘He-who-shall-not-be-named’.”

Seriously??? Haven’t you done enough!

“Normally I wouldn’t give this kind of news over the phone, but I am leaving town tomorrow for a week, and this couldn’t wait……”

Words you NEVER want to hear...from ANYONE... (unless, of course, it was Michael Buble calling to let you know that he did feel the connection at the concert last March and he knows you are meant to be together)

Wait a minute…the only other test he ran was…

“Your HIV test came back….it was positive. Here is the name of an infectious disease specialist. I am so sorry.”

And people wonder why I don’t answer the phone.

1 comment:

Lauren Kay said...

i think we need the rest of this story... at least i do! i will be finding you on sunday to get the follow up :)