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| | If your engine runs smooth..! | | | A man comes into casualty and yells, "My wife's going to have her baby in the cab!" Says Dr Mark MacDonald, “I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, was going to lift the lady's dress when suddenly I noticed that there were several cabs, and I was in the wrong one!”
These are some of the hilarious situations these admirable men and women who have dedicated their lives to healing undergo. There’s always a touch of humour in their conversation; it’s that bit of laughter, a chuckle here, some giggles there that save them getting bogged down in a job, difficult and stressful. I should know- I’ve been married to one for three decades and some.
It’s Doctor’s Day and I truly believe despite the attempt by a smart aleck film actor who has decided to showcase the hypocrisy in the profession, forgetting he’s got tonnes in his own personal life, that if you and I are alive enough to read this piece, can sit, stand, walk and even run, it’s because of some doctor, who at some stage in your life rectified a health problem.
Like I said I’ve been married to a doctor for nigh on three decades and know the commitment that she and her fraternity give their jobs. “So Bob, what are we doing this evening?”
“Why, do you have any plans?” I ask.
“Dinner at the club?”
“Sure!” I say and just as we are getting ready to leave, a call from the hospital, some patient in need of immediate care, I hear her voice, careful questions, and I know the last thing on her mind is the dinner she so much wanted at the club.
It’s Doctor’s Day. Do wish the doctor or doctors in your life who’ve kept you going. I remember this incident where a mechanic was removing a motor from a car and a world famous surgeon walked into the garage. The mechanic yelled across the floor to the doctor, "Hey Doc, can I ask you something?"
The surgeon was a bit surprised but he walked over to him. The young mechanic straightened himself up, wiped his hands with a rag and said, "Look at this engine doc, I can also open hearts, take out valves, fix them, put them back in and when I'm done they'll work just like new. So what’s the difference between you and me huh?”
The doctor leaned in close to the young mechanic and whispered, "Son, try doing it with the engine running!"
If your engine runs smooth today, salute those who’ve helped keep it that way..!
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