Once upon a time, I lay in bed with a mischievous smile on my face. I was devising a prank to play on my doctor. Yes, I'm gutsy. LOL. A few days later I was at LabCorp. "May I please have a biohazardous waste bag?" I asked my phlebotomist. We'd become friends, and she was all too happy to help, especially when she learned that it was for a prank. As soon as I had possession of that precious bag, I placed a stool sample in a clear container into the bag. But this was a pun. You see, my stool sample was a replica of the kind that you sit on. To make things look even more official, I stuck a requisition for a stool test into the bag. A few weeks later I shook hands with my doctor, when he entered the room. "The lab wouldn't accept my stool sample," I explained. "I thought maybe you could help me with it." With his face red with annoyance, my doctor took the bag from me. I could only imagine what he was thinking. Why was I wasting his time with this? He'd told me before that lab issues were to be handled not by him but by his phlebotomist. Finally, my dad interrupted the awkwardness, "Look inside the bag." "It's a bench?" he asked, confused. "It's a stool sample," I replied. The room erupted with laughter. For years, my doctor kept that stool sample on his desk and used it as an icebreaker with his patients. After all, "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones." (Proverbs 27:22) What is a favorite prank you've played? Share in the comments below.
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Lisa Watt
3/30/2021 09:18:39 am
I can still picture us in the room with the doctor when he was trying to figure out what was going on. How do you come up with these ideas, Lauren? Do you get ideas from your mother or father? Glad the doctor still likes us. 😆
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3/30/2021 10:10:36 am
Mom, I'm not sure if I get my ideas more from you or Dad, but I'm glad you both go along with them. I must be an interesting patient...
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Kim
4/5/2021 09:47:40 am
Lol, I love hearing this story. 🤣
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4/5/2021 03:51:14 pm
Thanks, Aunt Kim! You know me, so probably aren't surprised that I'd do this. LOL. It was fun. Humor helps me keep my sanity as I navigate these crazy times! 😃
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AuthorHi! I'm Lauren Watt. I'm a 20 year old Christian, chronic illness warrior, and amateur artist and writer. Archives
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