Monday, November 14, 2011

A HEART RENDING TALE

I ENTERED THE BALLROOM IN A RUSH...MY HEART WAS FLUTTERING AND I HAD MINOR
CHEST PAINS, A POUNDING HEADACHE AND LOW GRADE NAUSEA.  WHO COULD HELP ME???

UPON ENTERING I ENCOUNTERED TWO FORMIDABLE PEOPLE.  THE FIRST WAS NAMED
DR.TAB LETT....HE WAS A TALL, HANDSOME FIGURE WHO LOOKED LIKE A KIND, BUT VERY CONSERVATIVE DOCTOR.  HE WAS DRESSED IN A DARK SUIT WITH A NARROW GREY TIE AND THE SOLID ROLEX WATCH HE WAS WEARING SPOKE OF OLD WEALTH....HE HAD A DOCTOR'S SATCHEL IN HIS HAND AND I WONDERED IF IT HELD THE REMEDY TO MY POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM STOOD ANOTHER GENTLEMAN NAMED DR.CHU ME...HE WAS AN  APPROACHABLE FIGURE WEARING WELL WORN JEANS, A HOODED SWEATSHIRT, AND A WARM SMILE ACROSS HIS FACE.  HE WAS A DOCTOR ALSO, BUT A VERY YOUNG AND HIP VARIETY. INSTEAD OF A SATCHEL, HE HAD A LARGE BLACK BACKPACK WHICH I KNEW MIGHT ALSO CONTAIN THE REMEDY I PRAYED FOR....I KNEW THE ANSWER TO MY DILEMMA MIGHT BE THE ONE THAT SAVED MY LIFE.     

AFTER SECONDS OF PONDERING I RAN TOWARDS DR. CHU ME - TOLD HIM MY SYMPTOMS AND HE QUICKLY OPENED HIS SATCHEL AND TOOK OUT A BOTTLE OF CHEWABLE ASPIRIN.  I GRATEFULLY TOOK SEVERAL AND POPPED THEM QUICKLY IN MY MOUTH.  IN A FEW MINUTES THE PAIN ALLEVIATED AND THE HEADACHE PRETTY MUCH WENT AWAY....I WAS SO GRATEFUL FOR CHOSING DR. CHU MEE AS THE CHEWABLE ASPIRIN ENTERED MY SYSTEM SO QUICKLY NO DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED.                                                                                                                           




   









3 comments:

  1. Great descriptions, Hope! Your character names made me smile :)

    What exactly about Dr. Chu Me made you pick him over Dr. Tab Lett in your story? What made Chu Me more approachable?

    If your story ended differently with you choosing to go to Dr. Tab Lett instead, do you think his solution for your headache and nausea would have been equally effective? Why or why not?

    Thank you!

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  2. I PICKED MR. CHU ME BECAUSE I THOUGHT HIS MANNER AND DRESS WERE MORE APPROACHABLE. I THINK HIS SOLUTION USING A CHEWABLE ASPIRIN WOULD BE MORE QUICKLY EFFECTIVE AS IT WOULD MORE QUICKLY ENTER THE BLOODSTREAM AND WOULD STOP A MORE SERIOUS ISSUE LIKE A HEART ATTACK OR A STROKE...

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  3. Thanks for your additional feedback, Hope. And thank you for replying to all of the questions! I appreciate you taking the time to post your answers and photos. If you could leave your blog up for about one month, that would be great.

    Thanks again!

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