Serious Condition
Published Jan 19, 2004
A distraught senior citizen phoned her doctor's office.
"Is it true," she wanted to know, "that the medication you prescribed has to be taken for the rest of my life?"
"Yes, I'm afraid so," the doctor told her.
There was a moment of silence before the senior lady replied,
"I'm wondering, then, just how serious is my condition. This prescription is marked 'NO REFILLS."
Originally published January 20, 2004.
