{"id":306,"date":"2017-11-21T00:28:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T05:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=306"},"modified":"2017-11-21T23:10:29","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T04:10:29","slug":"fwd-marjorie-takes-charge-of-toronto-wester-hospital-nov-162017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=306","title":{"rendered":"MARJORIE … TAKES CHARGE OF TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL NOV. 16,2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MARJORIE SKEOCH\u2026”MY \u00a0GOOD HEALTH IS ALL DUE \u00a0TO MY \u00a0HUSBAND ALAN”<\/div>\n
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\u201cAre you physically active Marjorie?\u201d, asked Mary, her \u00a0nurse at Toronto Western Hospital.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWell, let me \u00a0put it this \u00a0way. \u00a0See that man over there, my \u00a0husband. \u00a0 \u00a0He does not know how to start the \u00a0washing machine or the dryer. \u00a0 \u201c<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cHardly surprising, Marjorie,\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cNor the stove, nor the lawn mower,,,\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cAnd you married him? The lout\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201c…Nor make the bed\u2026nor turn out the lights\u2026nor lock the car\u2026nor lock the door\u2026nor walk the dog\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cYes, \u00a0you are \u00a0active\u2026just super.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cAnd he takes pride in the fact he has never started a BBQ nor has he ever carved a roast or made a pie.”<\/div>\n
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\u201cIs that him reading the paper over there?\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cYes , he reads the paper but not the big words\u2026.”<\/div>\n
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\u201cLittle wonder you had to get two new titanium knees \u00a0from Dr. Ghandi.:<\/div>\n
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\u201cMarjorie, your new knees are terrific. \u00a0It has now been two years\u2026perfect.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cWill the titanium wear our?\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cNo, never does\u2026indestructible.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cAlan \u00a0will be pleased. \u00a0Little likelihood \u00a0he will face up to housework.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cAny other complaints?”<\/div>\n
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\u201cLet me close \u00a0my eyes and count the ways\u2026remember the poem \u00a0\u2018How much do I love thee\u2019?<\/div>\n
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\u201cYes.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cWell \u00a0he \u00a0has lately been \u00a0putting the cat out\u2026good sign\u2026sort of\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cSort of, yes, \u00a0he\u2019s \u00a0a photographer and says he is using the cat for bait so he can get closeup pictures of the coyote out back.”<\/div>\n
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\u201cBut then again, he did \u00a0drive you down here to the Toronto Western Hospital.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cyes, suppose \u00a0so\u2026but guess where he is now?\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cNo idea.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cOver in Kensington Market taking pictures of the graffiti laden walls and fences.”<\/div>\n
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\u201cMarjorie, you could do a \u00a0lot better\u2026get rid of him\u2026i notice there are two men<\/div>\n
who are very interested \u00a0in you. \u00a0Tell Alan to take a hike.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cCan either of those fellows cook, vacuum, mow, do laundry\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cYes, \u00a0they can do all of that\u2026and they love dogs and cats.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cToo bad\u2026cannot marry \u00a0them.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhy not?\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cYou said my knees were top shape because I keep active\u2026well, Alan, keeps me active\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cMarjorie, Marjorie, Marjorie\u2026:<\/div>\n
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\u201cNow ladies, titanium knees only work if you keep active. My new knees seem fine.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhy is that?\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cI credit my husband\u2026over there with the camera.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cIsn\u2019t that sweet\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cHe has never done a lick of housework in his life\u2026a real prize. \u00a0Without him I would be hobbling around with a cane and walker.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhere can we find a \u00a0man like that?\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cPretty well anywhere actually\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cWatch this \u00a0ladies. \u00a0\u2018 Alan, Dr Ghandi says you should help with the cooking\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cLove to, but cannot \u00a0figure out those goddamn dials.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cOh, yes , I forgot about that.<\/div>\n
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Aside to ladies \u00a0\u201cListen to his reasons.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cYou know I am \u00a0left handed\u2026all those machines are made \u00a0for right handed people. \u00a0You find me a left handed stove and a left handed washing machine then I can help you. \u00a0As \u00a0it stands\u2026with my left handed deformity\u2026I am a danger in the kitchen. \u00a0I could set the house on fire. \u00a0Same applies to the washer and the dryer\u2026even the lawn mower.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cwhat a stupid comment, Marjorie,\u201d says Lady Number 1<\/div>\n
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\u201cNot stupid\u2026true. \u00a0He thinks high is low and low is high\u2026really could set the house \u00a0on fire.\u00a0 Even driving is a problem as he turns on the wipers when making a left turn.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhat about those two men who you met \u2026\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cBoth say they are left handed.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cHow could that be? \u00a0That does not fit the law \u00a0of averages.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cSimple answer\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cBoth of those guys were talking to Alan while I \u00a0was with the nurse.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhy the lout!!!\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cLove him in spite of his deformity\u2026 He \u00a0keeps me \u00a0healthy.\u201d<\/div>\n
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MARJORIE SKEOCH\u2026”MY \u00a0GOOD HEALTH IS ALL DUE \u00a0TO MY \u00a0HUSBAND ALAN” Nov. 16, 2017 \u201cAre you physically active Marjorie?\u201d, asked Mary, her \u00a0nurse at Toronto Western Hospital. \u201cWell, let me \u00a0put it this \u00a0way. \u00a0See that man over there, my \u00a0husband. \u00a0 \u00a0He does not know how to start the \u00a0washing machine or the dryer. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=306"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":330,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306\/revisions\/330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}