Kris, a friend of ours was in a terrible accident a week ago. His wife Natalie is my business partner and great friend. He fractured his neck that caused spinal cord injury. He has spent the past week at UMC trauma and will be flown out tomorrow to a rehab hospital in Denver, Co. It has been an emotional week, and only because he is doing so well, I'm posting the following. Natalie and I figured humor is great therapy. These are a few of Kris's conversations while on the crazy drug Adavan.
Kris – “Hey Nat, are we taking Toto to dinner with us?”
When he was about to get a breathing treatment, he asks the therapist, “Are you going to do that breathing treatment with water or with coke?” She said, “neither, Albuterol … we don’t use coke or water”! He looked a little confused.
Kris to Natalie – “It’s OK that you’re here?” Me- “What do you mean?” K – "I mean, you don’t have to report to mayonnaise at any particular time?”
Kris – “Hey Nat, are we out at sea?” Nat – “No” K- “Are we supposed to be?”
Kris – “Nat, come here” … (Nat goes up and looks at him waiting for him to tell her what he wants) Kris- “What the hell are you looking at?”
Kris – “Nat, come here, do you have one of those outfits? (Gesturing towards the 3 nurses who just tied him down) … N – “You mean the scrubs?” K – “No, the Knight Rider Ranger outfits they have on, you need to get one!”
Kris – “This hotel sucks, I’m filing a complaint”!
(Ya Kris, I'm sure you'll get a lot out of filing a complaint, maybe a comp'd sponge bath!)
K – “Am I having surgery here or in LA?” Natalie – “Here honey.” K- “OH God, this place is a dump!”
To read Kris's story and updates...
www.caringbridge.org/visit/kriswhite
