When I arrived at the hospital today, my brother, Tom was chatting with Leland in his room. I asked Leland how he was doing and his answer was civil, if profane. I told him to be careful, as I was posting his progress every evening on Facebook. Anything he said has the possibility of making it into my report. Tom said to Leland, He put the thing about pantyhose on facebook last night.... Thats right!, I said...Be careful.... I asked if the doctors had given him any idea of when he might go home. He said, Dr. Degraff-Johnson came in and I told him I wanted to go home. He said that was good it could probably be done tomorrow (Friday). Me - I dont believe you. Leland - Thats what he said...its the truth! Me - I need verification. Tom - Hes serious... Me to Tom - Did you witness this? Tom - No...I wasnt here when the doctor came in... Me - Exactly! I need corroboration! Tom - When I got here, he (Leland) was in the bathroom. I didnt see any doctor...but when he came out of the bathroom and headed back to bed, I saw way more of him than I wanted! I told him to cover up because he was exposed and the door was open. He started singing, Thats the way, uh huh, uh huh, I like it, uh huh, uh huh, thats the way, uh huh, uh huh, I like it, uh huh, uh huh... A technician came in and said, Mr. Burton?. Leland replied, Yes.... Im here to take you for a chest x-ray. Okay!, was his reply. Tom and I offered the technician money if he would lose Leland somewhere in Radiology... We left quickly to go eat lunch. Later this evening, I returned to the hospital with Mom and Kathy because they had been missing out on all the fun. Leland still maintained his story that he was going home tomorrow. Im pretty sure Kathy and Mom didnt believe him either. But Mom busied herself with small talk with Leland...what follows is a small excerpt of that conversation: Mom - Are you feeling bad? Leland - Im feeling a lot better now! Mom - Well...I hope you feel better. Leland - I do! Mom - I cant hear you... Leland - I DO! Mom - You do what? Leland - I feel better! Mom - Thats good...how long do you have to stay here? Leland - Tomorrow... Mom - What? Leland - I go home tomorrow. Mom - Are you feeling bad? Leland - Im better now... Mom - Thats good...how long do you have to stay here? Leland - I go home tomorrow. Mom - Are you feeling bad? Leland - No maam... Mom (to Kathy) - Did I bring my purse in? Kathy - No maam... Mom - I cant hear you... Kathy - YOUR PURSE IS AT HOME! Mom - It is? Okay...Lee, how long do you have to stay here? And thats enough of that! With any luck, Leland really will get to go home tomorrow and I can stop inflicting this pain on all of you! Im sure Ill have to do a couple of follow ups after he gets home...especially if I take Mom out to visit! Thanks for watching...
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 03:32:51 +0000
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