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rcharlton

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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
 
LOL.

Let your cursor hover over the small green box below your post count. Now I see why we both have a "unknown quantity at this point".
 
Oh, how funny! We went through the testing also...but I was the "ex-spermiator" chosen for the job. Glad you got your little darling girl, Richard!
 
LOL.

Let your cursor hover over the small green box below your post count. Now I see why we both have a "unknown quantity at this point".

I never noticed that before. What does it mean? Who comes up with those designations?

Everyone else seems to be on a "distinguished road"
 
Ann-

And I bet it didn't take you 45 minutes!:shock:
 
Marianne, Nope!
 
Ann-

And I bet it didn't take you 45 minutes!:shock:

umm...I thought this was suppose to be a support forum - and here we have a very helpful member and an extremely helpful member ridiculing a poor junior member like me about one of the most traumatic experiences of his life - sob!

Can any of you appreciate the pressure I was under? Every second I was terrified that the staff would start banging on the door demanding to know what the problem was - and then I would have to start all over again from scratch. I also had visions of the vice squad dragging me away in handcuffs with my pants hanging around my ankles.

I still have nightmares about this whole episode - but it's all a big joke to you people

;)
 
Richard-

Well, this IS the comedy, humor & jokes thread!
And, I just earned the "very helpful member' status"!

And for the record- 45 minutes can be a good thing!;)
 
Wait a minute now, Richard... How in the heck is this not TMI, but my comments about boogers was?
that just doesnt seem right.
i can for sure understand what pressure you were under... but if i were a guy, id prolly be pretty happy to have it take 45 minutes...
and look what you got for all that "hard" work...
LOL
 
completely hilarious! You have a way with words.
 
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I just laughed my butt off, again! Many thanks!

Heading for the duct tape!
 
Ah-oh, Ann. Looks like we'll have to be on our best behavior.;)

With all of Richard's "complaining" :)roll:) about being a "junior member" after all the time he has been a member, looks like the only way to quiet him :)lol:) was to make him a MODERATOR!

CONGRATULATIONS, RICHARD!

Look out everyone; may be in for a bumpy ride!:lol::lol::lol:
 
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Congratulations Richard!
 
Roll out the red carpet! here comes our newest moderator! geeze and your not even an extremely helpful member...
Good for you Richard!
 
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