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Twas the Night Before Christmas…

By Robert Brandt, M.D. | on December 1, 2012 | 0 Comment
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He yanked out the cane that I’d thrust in his side,
He crunched off a bite and he took it in stride.
The chest hole now healed, the abdomen too,
He yanked out his Foley and winked at our crew.

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Now off from the bed, he sprung like a lemur,
Despite on the X-ray he’d broken his femur.
That magical elf had healed himself true,
He ran out the door saying “Got work to do,”

Then quickly I woke, from my dark working desk,
I’d fallen asleep, quite lacking in rest.
“It all was a dream,” I said, wiping my eyes,
But something seemed odd, and to my surprise,

I saw something white that fell to my lap
The perfect round puff-ball from kind Santa’s hat.
I ran outside hearing, as he flew out of sight,
“Merry Christmas to all, and to all a safe night!”


Dr. Brandt is an ED physician for GREMG in Grand Rapids, Mich. Please send questions/comments to BrandtsRants@gmail.com.

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