Sunday, August 13, 2006

Yup, That's Weird

Brian: "So he's going to have a blood transfusion, then you'll pick him up from the hospital and bring him home for his day pass? Doesn't that sound weird?"

Joyce: "Yeah, the whole thing is weird."

Micah: "What's a blood transfusion?"

Brian: "That's when they hook him up to a machine that sucks the blood out of him, cleans the blood, then returns it to his body."

Micah: "Oh! Kinda like a Brita!"

6 comments:

Carlotti said...

Great post. New realities of life that just nestle in and become familiar routines....

Just a little clarification - what Brian described is dialysis. A transfusion is just adding some new blood to what is already there (kind of like adding oil to your car between oil changes.)

I love the Britta analogy.

Brian the Mennonite said...

Carol: That's Brita with one 't' smartypants.

Cherrypie said...

LOL - Water* classic

* 'what a'. Geddit.

Bibi said...

Poses a good subject for new medical research ... feeling whacky, pop in a body Brita ;-)

Christy said...

When I read it the first time I thought you were referring to people who love in Britian.

I need more sleep.

Hugs and prayers to your family.

Anonymous said...

"Oh! Kinda like a Brita!"

I love it. too funny