Here is a good quote from Darwin:
I took my mom to the cardiologist for her 6 month checkup, it went well, the next appointment is in 6 months. I noticed he didn't order an echo or ecg for next time, I think it must be cutbacks in the government health system.
While my mom was getting her ecg (this takes a bit longer than an echocardiogram), I decided to jump onto the office scale. I complained to this middle-aged gentleman sitting nearby about my weight as I got off the scale. He said 'subtract 3 pounds for your shoes and clothing'. We laughed and I told him that made me feel a lot better. (I'm actually not overweight, just weight-conscious). He told me he was a Trinidadian immigrant and spoke of the crime there since the oil boom in that island within the past 15 or so years. Then he went into his appointment.
A fit-looking man (I would guess he was in his forties) then came to sit beside me. We started chatting and it came up that he had had a heart attack a year ago while travelling in Japan on business. He was in a rural area jogging at 5.30 am in the morning. He stopped a lady in a car but they couldn't communicate. An elderly couple walking by called emergency and he was able to get to a hospital. He says the health care in Japan was excellent, it may be better than in Canada. The Trinidadian man by this time had lost his wallet somehow and was scurrying around. He eventually located it in the doctor's office. The younger man went into his appointment.
Then a frail-looking senior lady came in with her husband. We chatted and she told me she had a heart attack 6 or 7 years ago and now she has got Parkinsons disease. Then it was time for my mom's appointment. We found out the doctor's kids are already 10 and 15 years old. He needs a new photo on display!
The conversation was a welcome distraction in a busy day and I was happy to meet some nice people.
I took my mom to the cardiologist for her 6 month checkup, it went well, the next appointment is in 6 months. I noticed he didn't order an echo or ecg for next time, I think it must be cutbacks in the government health system.
While my mom was getting her ecg (this takes a bit longer than an echocardiogram), I decided to jump onto the office scale. I complained to this middle-aged gentleman sitting nearby about my weight as I got off the scale. He said 'subtract 3 pounds for your shoes and clothing'. We laughed and I told him that made me feel a lot better. (I'm actually not overweight, just weight-conscious). He told me he was a Trinidadian immigrant and spoke of the crime there since the oil boom in that island within the past 15 or so years. Then he went into his appointment.
A fit-looking man (I would guess he was in his forties) then came to sit beside me. We started chatting and it came up that he had had a heart attack a year ago while travelling in Japan on business. He was in a rural area jogging at 5.30 am in the morning. He stopped a lady in a car but they couldn't communicate. An elderly couple walking by called emergency and he was able to get to a hospital. He says the health care in Japan was excellent, it may be better than in Canada. The Trinidadian man by this time had lost his wallet somehow and was scurrying around. He eventually located it in the doctor's office. The younger man went into his appointment.
Then a frail-looking senior lady came in with her husband. We chatted and she told me she had a heart attack 6 or 7 years ago and now she has got Parkinsons disease. Then it was time for my mom's appointment. We found out the doctor's kids are already 10 and 15 years old. He needs a new photo on display!
The conversation was a welcome distraction in a busy day and I was happy to meet some nice people.
12 comments:
You are a fun person to hang out with in a waiting room!
xo jj
Nice to meet some people who talk at the doctor's waiting room! Here they all just look stony, and give anyone who makes any noise withering looks! Glad your Mum is okay. Valerie
So glad that you're mother is ok. I have always fuond waiting room interactions to be interesting. I love people-watching :)
How nice that visit at the doctor's was for you, Christine. Doesn't that make you appreciate life more?
wow, you learned so much in just a short time and all because you are a friendly person who likes to take time to meet people, some people just sit and sneer in the waiting room, makes for a longer wait, I like your style,
When I go anyplace I think I'll have to wait for a while I bring my Kindle and get some reading done.
that quote was very true to the dinosaurs. Basically only a few avian dinosaurs survived but eventually mutated into bird-like creatures who were the direct ancestors of modern birds.
Love that quote, Christine!
You're in good companies with those gentlemen! The office where I take my mom for her macular degeneration treatment, everyone is very grumpy and unfriendly!
It's always nice to chat with people while waiting for an appointment. You hear so many interesting stories.
Great quote! Sounds like you had an interesting time in the doctor's office...
A dear friend of our just had a heart attack. We're happy she is home. The heart specialists are wonderful.
Love this spotlight of your day!
I'm getting rather nervous because they discovered an arrhythmia in Art. He has to go and see a cardiologist next Monday. Keeping my fingers crossed.
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