rcharlton
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- Joined
- Jun 20, 2005
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- 11/2005
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- Ontario
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- Toronto
I posted this about 4 years ago but it is worth including in this section
My wife and I had to do IVF for our daughter – nothing ALS RELATED – JUST SOME MOTILITY ISSUES (SORRY FOR BEING SO GRAPHIC)
SINCE WE ARE ALL FRIENDS HERE – I HAVE SOME DOOZY ANECDOTES –
ONE INVOLVED BEING REQUIRED TO PRODUCE A SPECIMEN IN THE HANDICAP WASHROOM OF THE FERTILITY CLINIC – IT WAS ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND IT HAD A WINDOW THROUGH WHICH I COULD SEE PEOPLE WALK BY THROUGH THE BLINDS – PLUS THE WALLS WERE PAPER THIN AND I COULD HEAR THE STAFF TALK ABOUT THEIR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PLANS “SO BETTY WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS?” “ WELL BILL AND I WILL PROBABLY VISIT MY FOLKS IN OWEN SOUND – AND MY KIDS ARE COMING BACK FROM SCHOOL – HOW ABOUT YOU?” “WELL – TED AND I WILL BE TAKING A CARIBBEAN CRUISE…” - I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT "YOU VE GOT TO BE KIDDING – I CAN’T DO THIS WITH SO MANY DISTRACTIONS" – I WAS THINKING THAT I WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK SOME OTHER TIME – BUT THEN I WOULD NEED TO WALK BACK TO RECEPTION THROUGH A CROWDED WAITING ROOM WITH AN EMPTY SPECIMEN CUP AND EXPLAIN THE SITUATION- SO 45 MINUTES LATER….
ON THE DAY OF THE EGG RETRIEVAL – MY WIFE WAS AT THE HOSPITAL AND I WAS SENT TO THE CLINIC A FEW BLOCKS AWAY TO 'PRODUCE' MY CONTRIBUTION – WHEN I WAS FINISHED - I WAS TOLD TO RUN BACK ASAP WITH THE SPECIMEN CUP HELD UNDER MY ARMPIT TO KEEP WARM – ON THE WAY OUT OF THE CLINIC I RODE DOWN IN THE ELEVATOR WITH ONE OTHER PERSON- I WAS A LITTLE PRE-OCCUPIED SO I DID NOT PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO MY TRAVELLING COMPANION - THAT IS UNTIL I HEARD HER SAY "RICHARD - WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? " – IT WAS ONE OF MY CLIENTS – I WASN’T SURE WHAT THE PROTOCOL WAS IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT – DO I SHAKE HER HAND ? WOULD SHE WANT TO SHAKE MY HAND KNOWING WHAT I HAD JUST BEEN DOING? IF i TRIED TO SHAKE HER HAND WHAT WOULD I DO WITH THE SPECIMEN CUP? SO I JUST RAN OUT OF THE ELEVATOR AND TOLD HER I WOULD CATCH UP WITH HER LATER
My wife and I had to do IVF for our daughter – nothing ALS RELATED – JUST SOME MOTILITY ISSUES (SORRY FOR BEING SO GRAPHIC)
SINCE WE ARE ALL FRIENDS HERE – I HAVE SOME DOOZY ANECDOTES –
ONE INVOLVED BEING REQUIRED TO PRODUCE A SPECIMEN IN THE HANDICAP WASHROOM OF THE FERTILITY CLINIC – IT WAS ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND IT HAD A WINDOW THROUGH WHICH I COULD SEE PEOPLE WALK BY THROUGH THE BLINDS – PLUS THE WALLS WERE PAPER THIN AND I COULD HEAR THE STAFF TALK ABOUT THEIR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PLANS “SO BETTY WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS?” “ WELL BILL AND I WILL PROBABLY VISIT MY FOLKS IN OWEN SOUND – AND MY KIDS ARE COMING BACK FROM SCHOOL – HOW ABOUT YOU?” “WELL – TED AND I WILL BE TAKING A CARIBBEAN CRUISE…” - I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT "YOU VE GOT TO BE KIDDING – I CAN’T DO THIS WITH SO MANY DISTRACTIONS" – I WAS THINKING THAT I WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK SOME OTHER TIME – BUT THEN I WOULD NEED TO WALK BACK TO RECEPTION THROUGH A CROWDED WAITING ROOM WITH AN EMPTY SPECIMEN CUP AND EXPLAIN THE SITUATION- SO 45 MINUTES LATER….
ON THE DAY OF THE EGG RETRIEVAL – MY WIFE WAS AT THE HOSPITAL AND I WAS SENT TO THE CLINIC A FEW BLOCKS AWAY TO 'PRODUCE' MY CONTRIBUTION – WHEN I WAS FINISHED - I WAS TOLD TO RUN BACK ASAP WITH THE SPECIMEN CUP HELD UNDER MY ARMPIT TO KEEP WARM – ON THE WAY OUT OF THE CLINIC I RODE DOWN IN THE ELEVATOR WITH ONE OTHER PERSON- I WAS A LITTLE PRE-OCCUPIED SO I DID NOT PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO MY TRAVELLING COMPANION - THAT IS UNTIL I HEARD HER SAY "RICHARD - WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? " – IT WAS ONE OF MY CLIENTS – I WASN’T SURE WHAT THE PROTOCOL WAS IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT – DO I SHAKE HER HAND ? WOULD SHE WANT TO SHAKE MY HAND KNOWING WHAT I HAD JUST BEEN DOING? IF i TRIED TO SHAKE HER HAND WHAT WOULD I DO WITH THE SPECIMEN CUP? SO I JUST RAN OUT OF THE ELEVATOR AND TOLD HER I WOULD CATCH UP WITH HER LATER