[Magdalen] "TREATMENT!!!"

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Decide on something to talk about. Objectively, this should be a topic you
enjoy, know a lot about, and one that others probably don't give two sh --
well, you know.  When the "fun" begins, you start talking about your topic,
and get as much into it as possible.  I find that when the PT is massaging
my plantar tendon, this is a wonderful way of taking my attention away from
the tendon to something more important -- the world is wrong, and I must
needs set it straight. It's surprising how well this works if you don't
mind eye-rolling in your audience.  Of course, why would you notice, since
you are concentrating on your Story?

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 5:03 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

> Regarding IVs and needles, of which I have a terror.
>
> I've made peace with the idea, because one stick with a needle is nothing
> compared to the number of lidocaine shots I've received since I became
> Stanford's favorite child, not to mention the cuts and tears that followed
> said "numbing shots".  This will be one needle, an IV attached, and I get
> to take a nap for all they care (and I probably will).  Hell, I'll probably
> sleep during the scan.  "Mr Logsdon, it's time to wake up."  "Am I dead,
> and you're a saint who'll guide me into the Light?"  "No, fortunately."
> "Then go away."
>