Friday, February 1, 2019

"Convalescence"



After his plane was hit and he was forced to eject, the Navy fighter pilot finally regained consciousness.

He was in a hospital, in a lot of pain. He found himself in the ICU with tubes/IV drips in both arms, a breathing mask, wires monitoring every function and a nurse hovering over him, looking worried.

It was obvious he was in a life-threatening situation.

The nurse gave him a serious look, straight into his eyes.

Knowing he was not only a fighter pilot, but a Sailor, she spoke to him softly and slowly, enunciating each word,

“You may not feel anything from the waist down.”

Somehow he managed to mumble in reply,

“Can I feel your tits, then?”

And that, my friends, is a real positive attitude.



1 comment:

  1. I spent 34 days in Portsmouth Naval Hospital in 1971. Great nurses and corpsmen. They could take a joke,too.

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