Heard at the Doctor's Office "At the beginning of my shift I placed a stethoscope on an elderly and slightly deaf female patient's chest. 'Big breaths, ' I instructed.
'Yes, they used to be, ' she replied remorsefully." -- Dr. Richard Byrnes, Seattle, WA "While acquainting myself with a new elderly patient, I asked, 'How long have you been bedridden?' After a look of complete confusion she answered, 'Why, not for about twenty years . . . when my husband was alive.' |
