Monday, August 04, 2008

Rock and Roll Dialysis

I found this kind of funny.

I brought my iPod to dialysis on Saturday. Usually I watch tv but I wanted music Saturday so it came with me. I put it on as soon as they had me hooked up like a can of iced tea.

First I listened to OK 2B Gay 5 times in a row and then I moved on to other stuff. Hard biting stuff. I happened to look over to see what the woman in the chair next to me was watching and it was something I had never seen before.

Bibleman. Yes, Bibleman. He has a superhero costume and all and he had the kids singing and dancing in church. Here I am jamming away to Metallica's 'Master of Puppets' and other evil Satan music and my neighbour is contentedly watching Bibleman. After Bibleman it was Davey and Goliath.

Small things have to amuse you when you are in dialysis or you will go nuts.

Then when they were taking the needles out of the guy's arm across from me they pulled something wrong and the blood went EVERYWHERE. It was like a fountain for a couple of seconds, who knew that much blood could come out of a tube! The old guy was very calm, I give him credit. I would have been shrieking up a storm. The nurse calmly cleaned up the blood while a few of us watched, horrified. Yah, maybe I can't take a shower with the catheter but at least it's easy in and quick off without any fountains.

I'll be bringing the iPod again tomorrow, I like rock and roll dialysis.

1. Willie Ames, the second oldest son on Eight Is Enough, played the role of Bibleman until 2004. I thought you might like to know that piffle.

   Mare Martell Stotler  on  08/04  at  11:47 PM

2. Here’s a scary thought (maybe I should keep it to myself)

   If he was calm about it maybe it happens to him often?

   YummY!  on  08/05  at  11:08 PM
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