Thursday 20 August 2009

Nothing much to report for today.

I called the ward she gets admitted to for the MRI today. I was told to call at 2pm, so at 2.05pm I called. Apparently you have to call at 3pm .....

At 3pm, they called me and we went through the admissions process. She said to me "you know you are on the emergency list? Do you know what that means?" At this point I suspect that no, I don't know what it means, but cautiously reply "she needs an MRI so you have fitted her in as she is an emergency?" NO! Wrong answer! No, being on the emergency list means that if an emergency case comes in from the ED or ICU that Katriona might be bumped and miss out on her MRI. Maybe it is the odd place I am residing in emotionally at the moment, but I couldn't help but comment, "oh you mean like an emergency that is more of an emergency than this emergency?" A self conscious giggle was her only response.