A man was placed in intensive care, needles stuck everywhere, tubes running over his disease-ridden body like a spiders web, nearly comatose. A week later, a second man was put in the same room in very nearly the same condition.
Both men lay there, near death, machines pinging, oxygen tubes, puffing, monitors ding-donging, lights flashing. After a few days, one of the men summoned the strength to weakly raise his hand and catch the other mans attention. He pointed to himself and wheezed out, Jim..my.
The other man weakly pointed to himself and said, Paddy.
This act tired them both out so badly it was another day or two before they had the strength to try again. The first man weakly pointed to himself and murmured in almost inaudible tones, Scottish. |
