Leaving You High And Dry
AWESOME, ENGLAND, HOSPITAL, INSPIRATIONAL, KIND STRANGERS, LONDON, UK | HEALTHY | NOVEMBER 15, 2017
(I’ve gone to the hospital for an ultrasound scan. On my way to the hospital, I am caught in a flash rainstorm and have no umbrella, so I am completely soaked through by the time I arrive.)
Doctor: “Ms. [Surname]?
Me: “Hi.”
Doctor: “Oh, you poor thing; you’re soaked though.”
Me: “Yeah, it was raining really hard out there.”
(We enter the ultrasound room.)
Sonographer: “Hi. I’m [Sonographer], and I’ll be doing your scan today. If I could ask you to lie on the bench…”
Me: “Sure. Uh, I’m sorry; I’m going to make it a little damp, I think.”
Doctor: “Don’t apologise; we’re just sorry you’re so wet. Wait, hold on. We have spare hospital gowns somewhere.”
Sonographer: “In the waiting room. I’ll grab one. Hopefully your clothes can dry a little when we do the scan.”
(She goes out.)
Doctor: “Right. Let’s see if I can switch the air-conditioner off in here, or get it to run hot.”
Me: “Thanks!”
Doctor: “Not a problem.”
(The sonographer comes back with a hospital gown, so I get changed. After the scan is done…)
Doctor: “All done. Do you have to be anywhere? Otherwise, maybe we could see if there’s somewhere for you to sit so your clothes can dry.”
Me: “That’s very kind, but I have to go back home and carry on working.”
Doctor: “Hmm, I wonder if we can get you a hairdryer for a quick solution, then.”
Sonographer: “Let me think…” *pause* “I’m pretty sure we don’t have any we can use, but if you take the first left, there are some toilets with a pretty good hand-dryer, which you might be able to stand under.”
(I ended up having to rush back, but I was extremely grateful to the doctor and sonographer for trying to find a way to dry me off!)
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