So Mom and I are on a little trip down in Killeen for a few days while I look for housing. Yesterday we were tapped out with touring cookie cutter home after home so we decided to take a little jaunt to Austin. Well, as it happens I forgot to bring my thyroid medicine down with me, so by day four I was feeling a little tired. So much so, that by the time we finished the walking tour of the capital I had to take a little rest on one of the benches outside. And by that time Mom's leg was hurting bad that she needed a respite herself. As we're sitting, Mom turns to me and says:
"Man, getting rid of your thyroid was the worst thing you could do. You should have just left it."
I reply, "Well, if I'd of left it, ultimately my eyes would have started popping out of my head."
"What?! You're joking."
"Nope," I respond, "It's called exophthalmos. And can't you just picture me having to tell my patients good or bad news with HUGE buggy eyes." I continue, " So envision this, you're the patient and I waltz in looking like Rodney Dangerfield, you're gonna think I'm gonna tell you you've got two days to live when you've really got heartburn. And what if you actually have two days to live?! Do you really want to get that kind of news from a deer in the headlights provider. Nope. No good."
We laughed and laughed on that bench as we appreciated the silver lining.
3 comments:
Man that's good stuff. But just think if you did have popppy-outtie eyes you would have the best surprise face ever.....except you would always be surprised....might loose its luster after a while.
Man, that was hilarious. I was totally giggling here at work. I like your writing style, Jackie!
I agree that would have been bad, and then all these medical text books would want to take your picture as the girl with bug eyes. And you would be famous!
it is amazing what a little bit of medicine can avoid.
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