The phone rings and the lady of the house answers, "Hello."
"Mrs. Sanders, please."
"Speaking."
"Mrs. Sanders, this is Doctor Jones at Saint Agnes Laboratory.
When your husband's doctor sent his biopsy to the lab last week,
a biopsy from another Mr. Sanders arrived as well. We are now uncertain which one belongs to your husband. Frankly, either way, the results are not too good."
"What do you mean?" Mrs. Sanders asks nervously.
"Well, one of the specimens tested positive for Alzheimer's and the other
one tested positive for HIV. We can't tell which is which."
"That's dreadful! Can you do the test again?" questioned Mrs. Sanders.
"Normally we can, but Medicare will only pay for these expensive tests one time."
"Well, what an I supposted to do now?"
The folks at Medicare recommend that you drop your husband off somewhere
in the middle of town. If he finds his way home, don't sleep with him.
Oh, let's do hope for more constructive help with Medicare under our new Administration!
Sylvia's world in thoughts and pictures
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I'm interested in almost everything. Use to like to travel, but it's too expensive now. I take Tai Chi classes, swim, volunteer in a Jump-start program for pre-schoolers. I'm an avid reader and like nearly everyone these days I follow politics avidly. I'm a former teacher and Special Projects Coordinator for a Telecommunications company, Assistant to the President of a Japanese silicon wafer manufacturing company. Am now enjoying retirement -- most of the time. I have two daughters, one son-in-law and two sons scattered all over the country. No grandchildren.
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Oh that's funny---if only it weren't so believable!! (It sounds like our national healthcare, I hate to say...)
Hi....
Its really funny... at the same time it is a fact...
I just got on Medicare in October and hope this administration improves it!
Don't hold your breath. The same people will be working there. Don't even get me started....
Hi Sylvia! Thanks for stopping by my blog!! This was hilariously scarrrry!! :) I look forward to reading more of your posts.
Paz.
Todd in Santa Fe
Surely not believable! Your medicare must be even worse than ours!
Luckily I haven't needed Medicare much since thus far I have no health problems. But at 73, how long can that last?
Funny right now while I actually HAVE health insurance, but worrisome as I head toward my 65th birthday and switch to Medicare. Hope they fix things quickly.
Hugs and blessings,
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