It was late afternoon when North Shore University Hospital finally had a bed available for me, so about 4:30 in the afternoon, I was deposited in an ambulance and shipped off to North Shore University Hospital. TLW (The Little Woman) and my older sister followed the ambulance from Smithtown to Glen Cove, trying to keep up in the rush hour traffic. Lying in the back of the ambulance I could see them as they followed me out into traffic, TLW driving and big sis next to her in the black Toyota.
Feeling no pain, and kind of happy that at least something was finally happening after lying around St. Catherine of Sienna Hospital, I decided to have some fun in the ambulance and started waving to TLW and Sis. In and out of traffic patterns we wove, one lane to the next and back again, not really rushing but keeping up with the flow of traffic. On my elbows I waved at the two escorts and continued the whole trip, laughing at the seriousness on their faces and knowing if I didn’t laugh, I would probably realize everything and feint.
Half way through the ride I realized I wasn’t waving to TLW’s vehicle anymore but some strange older couple that was giving me the strangest look, like “Who the hell is that?” I stopped waving.
Arriving at the hospital, I was shuttled into the Emergency entrance and rumbled my way to my room.
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TOMORROW: “I Left My Heart On The Table!”
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