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madamesilverspurs

(15,805 posts)
Wed May 12, 2021, 12:44 PM May 2021

I'm qualified!

Once a year I get a home visit from a nurse practitioner. We spend about an hour getting me poked, prodded, and measured, and then reviewing my recent medical history, procedures, and medications. Then we get to the cognitive part, which includes the nurse giving me a list of words to memorize, a list I’ll be asked to repeat after a brief section of question-and-answer. When I repeated the words verbatim, she smiled as I asked if anyone else had ever done so well. She put on a faux serious face and said, “No one would ever believe it. I’m noting in your file that you are eminently qualified to be president.” Then she did accordion hands.

Given that I live in a deep red part of a purple state that home visit just made my day. Yes it did.



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I'm qualified! (Original Post) madamesilverspurs May 2021 OP
I went for my yearly. When she called back, LakeArenal May 2021 #1
I bet it did. It is always a joy to find... 3catwoman3 May 2021 #2
Well yeah...but are you bonafide? ret5hd May 2021 #3
Nice - congrats. iluvtennis May 2021 #4
Well I got an A+ from the heart doctor today, but he's doubling my BP meds, still too high. SheilaAnn May 2021 #5
Well done! BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #6
👍 Joinfortmill May 2021 #7
That's wonderful. . . . h2ebits May 2021 #8

LakeArenal

(28,819 posts)
1. I went for my yearly. When she called back,
Wed May 12, 2021, 12:46 PM
May 2021

She said all my results were “acceptable”

You are qualified. I am acceptable.

What a country!!

SheilaAnn

(9,708 posts)
5. Well I got an A+ from the heart doctor today, but he's doubling my BP meds, still too high.
Wed May 12, 2021, 02:19 PM
May 2021

Congrats to all over-achievers...LOL.

h2ebits

(644 posts)
8. That's wonderful. . . .
Wed May 12, 2021, 03:02 PM
May 2021

My attention span is so short that I don't think I would even be able to get 5 words back out. Guess it's a good thing that I haven't allowed a nurse practitioner into my house.

BTW, I'm delighted that the nurse had such a wonderful sense of humor. Gave me a good chuckle on reading your story.

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