Wednesday, June 20, 2007

how to save a life

JAMIE:
[walking into a patient's room]
Hi there, Mr. [name protected by HIPAA].

PATIENT:
Oh, hi! Nice to see you again! I just wanted to say, thank you for saving my life the other day.

JAMIE:
[thinking, "Huh?"]
Oh. Well, uh. Thanks, but that had a lot to do with like, other nurses and doctors and stuff. Not to mention your surgeon, with the bypass surgery.

PATIENT:
No, you saved my life. You were the one that knew something was really wrong in the first place.

JAMIE:
Uh, thanks. I appreciate that, but really, it was really like, a whole bunch of people.

PATIENT:
Well, still. You saved my life. Thanks, Kim! Your name is Kim, right?

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