How Many Nurses Does It Take To...
While in ONLY a hospital gown and all sickly, I wasn't feeling my most attractive. When it came to personal hygiene, I wasn't really on top of my game for a couple different reasons. One being the fact that I just lacked the motivation to groom. Another being the fact that I didn't have the energy to stand for very long so having a lot of comfortable mirror time was out of the question.
As it turned out, there were quite a few nurses working at the hospital who were students at one of the local colleges. I guess it was sort of like a residency program or something. Either way, I didn't mind some of the scenery. Like I said before, if you have to get some personalized health care, then it is definitely more pleasant coming from a woman. Let's do the nurses shuffle.... "Hello Ricky! My name is Tammy and I am gonna be one of your day time nurses. I never worked with you but I heard about you," she said. I was a little bit confused but okay maybe I heard it wrong. She was a youthful looking, average sized black woman with a nice smile. I could tell that I was getting better because I gave her the head-to-toe once over. Let's just say baby's got back. "Hello Tammy!" I said. "Are you currently in any pain?" she asked. "Nope not at all," I answered. She proceeded to take my vital signs. When the machine stopped she had a concerned look on her face. "Now why is your heart rate so high?" the nurse asked. "I don't know. I haven't been moving around much," I responded. She paused for a moment and had a big smile on her face. "See you were supposed to say because I am near you," nurse Tammy said. All I could do is laugh because she was right. I would have never missed that opening if I was on top of my game. "Yeah, I must be slippin," I replied. "Okay well I am gonna go finish my rounds. Do you need anything else?" Tammy asked. "Yes I need some ice and some juice please," I told her. She acknowledged what I said and continued straightening up the room. "All right mister man I will be back with your stuff. I wonder what you look like all shaved up? Do you have your razor here?" she asked. By this time, I had not shaved nor cut my hair for about a month and a half so it was pretty long. "No I don't have it," I said. "Hmm...just a thought. Bye Ricky!" she said as she walked out the door. Over the years, I had gotten used to a certain amount of attention so it felt good; almost normal. I am gonna have fun with this. I got to remember to ask my mom to bring my clippers up here the next time she comes for a visit. Suddenly, there was a kncok at the door. There was a very petit brunette wearing a hospital uniform; however, I could tell she wasn't a nurse. She had a minimal amount of make up on and a very big smile. "Hello Ricky Kendall?" she asked.
No comments:
Post a Comment