The Sheila Variations

Zorba the Surgeon

Alex had her appendix out this weekend, after writhing about in agony on her bed, and then being rescued and carried off by two firemen. (Jealous of that, Alex. JEALOUS.) But anyway, here is her essay about the whole experience. First of all, there is the shrieking agony of the appendix pain itself, which hits her like a ton of bricks. Then there is the sudden fear that she will be carried to the ER in an unmatching sweat suit (pink and red, for example) ... and then there is a kindly Greek doctor who tells the worried Alex that he was not going to put her under for the surgery - he was just going to "hit you in the head vith a hammer." Alex can turn even a weekend of excruciating agony into a humorous heart-warming post. Glad you're feeling better, woman, and I wished I lived down the street from you guys, too, so I could come over tonight and hang out.