At the hospital last night, I admitted an elderly heart patient with chest pain. I asked if he’d ever heard of the Mediterranean diet. He answered, “What’s that? Does it mean you only eat those kinds of people?”
PS: In the course of our conversation, he worked in five other one-line jokes. What a blessing.
PPS: Q: Why did the cannibal eat the trapeze artist?
A: He wanted a balanced meal.
Diabetic Mediterranean Diet 
I’m back to teaching the medical students in the fall – which means we go onto the wards to interview the patients in the hospital – so many gems and wonderful stories, and sorrow and tragedy. We are in a blessed profession.
Yes, Emily, it really is a privilege. (Sometimes I have to remind myself of that after admitting a string of drug-seekers and drunks.)
It’s good to see the man can keep a sense of humor during a potentially scary situation.
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