| #988 |
Jay, another tale that makes me laugh.
In an earlier post I said that I'd lost my Mum last year. Even writing that made me laugh because I remembered another time I lost my Mum.
I'd taken her to the hospital where she had an appointment at the Hearing Clinic. I dropped her off outside and left her to toddle along to the Clinic while I parked the car. She'd been there before so knew the way.
Finding a parking place took longer than it should have so I rushed into the hospital hoping to catch Mum as she made her way along all the corridors...........but there was no sign of her. I went into the Hearing Clinic and asked the receptionist if Mum was already being seen. No, was the reply, they hadn't seen her.
I went back outside, retraced my footsteps - no sign and I was getting a bit concerned, asking various people if they'd seen this old lady wearing a blue coat. Not much of a description really, there must have been hundreds of old ladies matching that description.
I went back to the Hearing Clinic and asked the waiting patients if they'd seen a lady with a blue coat because I'd lost my Mum.
Well, it was like Chinese Whispers...........they were all hard of hearing and misunderstood what I'd said. One would say loudly "What did she say?" and they'd repeat what they thought I'd said until, finally, the message turned into "She's lost her Mum" and there was a sighing, sad faces and a chorus of "I'm so sorry".!!
While I was trying to set the record straight, the Clinic door opened and in walked Mum with a Nurse from the Eye Clinic . She'd been sitting in the Eye Clinic waiting to be called, and for me to arrive. Eventually, they asked to see her appointment letter and realised what had happened.
Meanwhile, the Hearing Aid patients couldn't believe their eyes - it was a miracle - she had come back from the dead!!
Whenever Mum had to go to the hospital after that, I'd make her wait in reception for me to park before she set off. We always laughed about this every time we went here.
In an earlier post I said that I'd lost my Mum last year. Even writing that made me laugh because I remembered another time I lost my Mum.
I'd taken her to the hospital where she had an appointment at the Hearing Clinic. I dropped her off outside and left her to toddle along to the Clinic while I parked the car. She'd been there before so knew the way.
Finding a parking place took longer than it should have so I rushed into the hospital hoping to catch Mum as she made her way along all the corridors...........but there was no sign of her. I went into the Hearing Clinic and asked the receptionist if Mum was already being seen. No, was the reply, they hadn't seen her.
I went back outside, retraced my footsteps - no sign and I was getting a bit concerned, asking various people if they'd seen this old lady wearing a blue coat. Not much of a description really, there must have been hundreds of old ladies matching that description.
I went back to the Hearing Clinic and asked the waiting patients if they'd seen a lady with a blue coat because I'd lost my Mum.
Well, it was like Chinese Whispers...........they were all hard of hearing and misunderstood what I'd said. One would say loudly "What did she say?" and they'd repeat what they thought I'd said until, finally, the message turned into "She's lost her Mum" and there was a sighing, sad faces and a chorus of "I'm so sorry".!!
While I was trying to set the record straight, the Clinic door opened and in walked Mum with a Nurse from the Eye Clinic . She'd been sitting in the Eye Clinic waiting to be called, and for me to arrive. Eventually, they asked to see her appointment letter and realised what had happened.
Meanwhile, the Hearing Aid patients couldn't believe their eyes - it was a miracle - she had come back from the dead!!
Whenever Mum had to go to the hospital after that, I'd make her wait in reception for me to park before she set off. We always laughed about this every time we went here.
The Moneyless Chicken says:-
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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