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    Nursing Tales from the 'Hood and Suburbia: A Different Kind of Love Story
    Nursing Tales from the 'Hood and Suburbia: A Different Kind of Love Story
    Nursing Tales from the 'Hood and Suburbia: A Different Kind of Love Story
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    Nursing Tales from the 'Hood and Suburbia: A Different Kind of Love Story

    By Benay Elaine Adam R.N. and Mary Elizabeth Burgess B.S. M.S.

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    The woman was distraught."You've got to save this cat," she said.

    "But, ma'am, this is an ER."

    "I know--emergency.That's why I brought him here."

    "We only work on people, ma'am. This is a hospital for people. We don't treat animals," he said kindly.

    She started to cry, not cry, but howl.

    "I'm sorry about your cat," the doctor said.

    She howled louder."It's not my cat," she said."I saw it get hit when I was driving down the street."

    With that, the cat scratched her arm, jumped from her lap, fell on the floor dead.

    She stopped howling. She looked at the black mass lying on her feet."Well, see what you've done," she said. "He's gone and died. Fine hospital this is." She flounced away,leaving the cat behind.

    "Okay, doctor, now what?" Benay asked.

    He picked up a black garbage bag used for biohazard waste, put the cat inside and deposited all in the trash container nearby.

    "One dead cat," he said.

    This amusing and wise book tells of one author's ER experiences told to her stepmother when she went to her aid after she tripped over her dishwasher door and broke her leg in three places.

    Growing warmth between the two women is a highlight as the stepdaughter pulls out all creativity stops to help her stepmom recover and become independent before she must return to her job in Ohio State University's hospital in Columbus.

    When the stepmom asked Benay why she was going to come, she replied, Because you married my dad."

    A different kind of love story, indeed.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateApr 1, 2014
    ISBN9781491874080
    Nursing Tales from the 'Hood and Suburbia: A Different Kind of Love Story

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      Nursing Tales from the 'Hood and Suburbia - Benay Elaine Adam R.N.

      © 2014 Benay Elaine Adam, R.N. and Mary Elizabeth Burgess, B.S., M.S.

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 08/05/2014

      ISBN: 978-1-4918-7407-3 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4918-7408-0 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2014905198

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

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      About the authors

      In memory of Keith Burgess whose wit and wisdom still inspire

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      The woman was quite distraught. You’ve got to save this cat, she said.

      But, ma’am, this is an ER.

      I know—emergency. That’s why I brought him here.

      We only work on people, ma’am. This is a hospital for people. We don’t treat animals. He said it really kindly.

      She started to cry. Not just cry, but howl.

      I’m sorry about your cat, the doctor said.

      She howled louder. It’s not my cat, she said. I saw it get hit when I was driving down the street.

      With that, the cat scratched her arm, jumped from her lap, fell on the floor and died.

      She stopped howling. She looked at the black mass lying on her feet. Well, see what you’ve done, she said. He’s gone and died. Fine hospital this is. She flounced away, leaving the cat behind.

      Okay, doctor, now what? Benay asked.

      He picked up a black garbage bag used for biohazard waste, put the cat inside and deposited all in the trash container nearby.

      Takes care of one dead cat, he said.

      One black dead cat, Benay added.

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