Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Getting shafted.
I do enjoy a good medically centered story on MSNBC.com, but I feel that this one, by far, is most intriguing.
Some interesting points I'd like to bring to your attention:
Of COURSE, by mistake. I'd hope she wasn't aiming. And more importantly, I'd hope she was wearing gloves. My next inquiry was as to exactly where this alleged molestation took place -- Wegman's? The bathroom in the college library? A dark parking lot? No, you'll be relieved to know that the gent was far too mentally removed from the situation to really appreciate the gesture and indeed, didn't even notice the tug. It all occured within the safe and cozy confines of a temporary-stay mental hospital. (The real explaination was: a diaper change gone horribly awry. Word to the wise: don't reach behind an old dude to grab anything unless you're prepared to grab anything.)
(Sidebar: Ah, while *I'm* not yet in my psych rotation collecting wonderfully horrid stories, my friends are and I am able to tap into their ever-growing wealth of anecdotes. That is if a woman who refuses to remove her shower cap, or a man found at Dulles Airport trying to buy an international ticket whilist he was attired in safety goggles, shin guards and a hospital gown, can be considered a trival, cocktail-party anecdote. And if it is, then I want to be invited to that cocktail party. )
I totally love my job.
Some interesting points I'd like to bring to your attention:
- "Surgeons in China who said they performed the first successful penis transplant had to remove the donated organ because of the severe psychological problems experienced by the man and his wife." (Now you're totally going to click on that link, aren't you? Does the wife think she's cheating? Does she truly miss the old penis, or worse, the stump of the old penis? Does the new penis not like her? Or, *gasp* could the new penis be.... gay? Is the husband spending more time getting to know his new penis that he's ignoring his wife?)
- "Their report does not explain how the 44-year-old man lost his penis. It says only that “an unfortunate traumatic accident” left him with a small stump" (unfortunate AND traumatic.. quite an accident, I'd say.. )
- "The penis had been donated by the parents of a 22-year-old brain-dead man. " (I sure hope that guy doesn't wake up. He'd have quite the bone.. er, maybe not, to pick with his parents. And what was that conversation like? "Sir, Ma'am.. your son, well, he's brain dead. We know this is hard for you right now, and please, take your time, but there's a very, very sick man who desperately needs your son's penis. ")
And just to keep the topic rolling:
I signed on to my computer last night to be assailed by a dear nursing classmate of mine sending me an instant message that read:
"I grabbed some old guy's scrotum today..... by mistake, of course."Of COURSE, by mistake. I'd hope she wasn't aiming. And more importantly, I'd hope she was wearing gloves. My next inquiry was as to exactly where this alleged molestation took place -- Wegman's? The bathroom in the college library? A dark parking lot? No, you'll be relieved to know that the gent was far too mentally removed from the situation to really appreciate the gesture and indeed, didn't even notice the tug. It all occured within the safe and cozy confines of a temporary-stay mental hospital. (The real explaination was: a diaper change gone horribly awry. Word to the wise: don't reach behind an old dude to grab anything unless you're prepared to grab anything.)
(Sidebar: Ah, while *I'm* not yet in my psych rotation collecting wonderfully horrid stories, my friends are and I am able to tap into their ever-growing wealth of anecdotes. That is if a woman who refuses to remove her shower cap, or a man found at Dulles Airport trying to buy an international ticket whilist he was attired in safety goggles, shin guards and a hospital gown, can be considered a trival, cocktail-party anecdote. And if it is, then I want to be invited to that cocktail party. )
I totally love my job.
# posted by Cathy @ 8:16:00 PM 
