Wednesday, July 26, 2006

a story from my nurse's calendar

since there's been so many deliveries lately ...

"a husband and wife were at the hospital, awaiting the birth of their child. the doctor told them she had an experimental machine that could transfer some of the pain of childbirth from the mother to the father. the couple decided to give it a try.
as the wife went into labor, the doctor set the machine to 10%, explaining that the man would probably feel more pain than he had ever known. to everyone's surprise, he felt no pain at all. the dr. slowly increased the percentage. the man still felt fine, and at last he asked to have all the pain. the amazed dr. honored his request, and the new mother concluded her delivery virtually pain free.
afterward, the couple returned home with their new baby. as they pulled in the driveway, they saw their mailman - dead on the sidewalk."

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