~Just a story to make you smile :) ~ Mr.Baumans doctors had warned him and his wife that he was at high risk for a heart attack. But when the attack actually came, Mrs.Baumann still wasnt prepared. Gripped with shock, fear, and panic, she rode by her husbands side in the ambulance, repeatedly crying out to God to save him. At the hospital, the nurses had to pull Mrs.Baumann away from her husband so the doctors could examine him. After they had successfully stabilized his heart, Mrs.Baumann rushed down the hall to the telephones to call each of their seven children. With tears of exhaustion and relief, she told them of their fathers heart attack, assuring them that his condition was now stable. But when Mrs.Baumann returned to her husbands room, she gasped at the sight before her. Two nurses stood over her husband. Tubes ran in and out of his trembling body, and machines and monitors were humming and beeping. His face was bright red, and he was gasping for breath. What have you done to my husband?she cried. One of the nurses explained, as sympathetically as possible, that he had suffered a massive stroke. A stoke! On top of the heart attack! Mrs. Baumann couldnt control her emotions, Overcome with grief and blinded by tears, she grabbed her husbands head off the pillow. She held him tightly in her arms, calling out his name and kissing his lips. At that very moment, the doctor walked in and demanded, Mrs. Baumann, what do you think youre doing? She turned to the doctor and hotly declared, The question is, Doctor, what have you done to my husband? For a moment, Mrs.Baumann was so stunned she couldnt speak. Then she looked more carefully at the man on the bed. Hes …hes…not! she cried, turning a dark shade of crimson. Oh no! Oh dear! Oh no! Gently a nurse escorted Mrs. Baumann out into the hall. Why didnt that man try to stop me? asked Mrs.Baumann. Because of his stroke, hes unable to move or to speak, the nurse answered. Mrs. Baumann gasped.And now he must be wondering why that strange lady kissed him! As soon as they entered her husbands room, Mrs.Baumann rushed to her husbands side and kissed him. Then, still very shaken, she related her mistake. He had so many tubes and…and…I hope I didnt hurt him, Bernie! Mr. Baumann smiled and assured his wife that the man was probably feeling better than ever. But Mrs. Baumann decided she better go to the chapel to pray for both Bernie and the man she had kissed--perhaps made worse! A few days later the doctor dropped by Mr.Baumanns room for him final checkup. Mrs.Baumann, he said, youll be glad to know that your husband and my patient across the hall have both made miraculous recoveries. Do you suppose it was my good doctoring, your prayers,or your passionate kisses? Why, why… she fumbled. Maybe it was all three? the doctor added with a wink. -Susan Wales, Just one kiss Taken from Stories for a Cheerful Heart
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 02:06:23 +0000
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