This Is Living
This guy's at work when he receives a call from the hospital
informing him that his wife's been in an accident. He rushes
to the emergency room where he's met by the doctor. They sit
down in the waiting room and the doctor, with a very solemn
look on his face starts to speak. But before he can, the guy
interrupts.
Guy: "Doc, don't tell me my wife's dead. I just
can't take it. Really, I can't take it. I love her."
Doctor: "Well, sir, I do have some bad news."
Again the guy interrupts.
Guy: "Doc, just tell me, did she make it?"
Doctor: "As I was saying, we did all we could.
Right now she's in a vegetative state, which is likely where
she'll remain for the rest of her life. She can stay here overnight,
but after that, you'll have to take her home because your insurance
doesn't cover this type of thing."
The guy slumps, just crushed.
Doctor: "With the right care, which will include
you feeding her five times a day, cleaning her and giving her
constant care on a daily basis, she'll likely live for at least
another 30 years."
The guy sinks even lower, just crushed, and starts to cry.
Doctor: "As I said, your insurance doesn't cover
this kind of care, so you'll have to make some sort of arrangements
to purchase the equipment you'll need for your wife. I would
suggest you put your house on the market today and sell it as
quickly as possible and buy a mobile home. You're gonna need
the excess cash. It should be enough to buy the equipment your
wife needs and for you to live on for the next couple of months.
By then, you should be able to qualify for welfare and other
forms of state and federal aid."
By this point, the guy is sobbing uncontrollably.
The doctor reaches over, puts his hand on his shoulder and
says, "Hey, look at me." The guy looks up and the
doctor smiles and says, "I'm just screwing with you ...she's
dead."
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