01-15-2013, 09:49 PM
Stepping back a moment from the debate, I'd like to relate a perhaps relevant anecdote.
I had to put a patient, a 91 year old woman, on a walker so that she wouldn't fall. Basically, she'll be on a walker the rest of her life. I suggested to her that she could put ribbons and stickers on it if she liked, but that did not appeal to her in the slightest. Then, jokingly, I told her she could put a gun rack on it, and her eyes lit up. She hasn't fired a gun in maybe 20 years, but the idea tickled her. Everyone, including her daughter (who is her caretaker) thought it was pretty funny.
Make of this story what you will. I am not trying to make a point, just presenting a slice of life in Texas.
I had to put a patient, a 91 year old woman, on a walker so that she wouldn't fall. Basically, she'll be on a walker the rest of her life. I suggested to her that she could put ribbons and stickers on it if she liked, but that did not appeal to her in the slightest. Then, jokingly, I told her she could put a gun rack on it, and her eyes lit up. She hasn't fired a gun in maybe 20 years, but the idea tickled her. Everyone, including her daughter (who is her caretaker) thought it was pretty funny.
Make of this story what you will. I am not trying to make a point, just presenting a slice of life in Texas.