A few weeks ago my mother called me: "Do the kids have Pink Eye?"
"No, why would you ask?"
"Because my eye is red and itchy, and I think I might have Conjunctivitis."
"Are your eyes gummy? Are they swollen?"
"Well that's the weird thing, it's just one eye, and it's just red and itchy. And I feel like there might be something in it. "
"Does it occur to you that you might have something in your eye?"
"I wondered about that, but I'm going to the doctor, so he'll tell me."
"OK, let me know if you have Conjunctivitis."
Several hours later she called me back: "I saw the doctor and I had an eyelash in my eye. He removed it, and I already feel better."
"So you went to the doctor for an eyelash in your eye."
"Yes, and I might not be able to come to watch the kids tomorrow."
"Now why is that, Mom?"
"Well the doctor said that if it gets worse, I'll need to put antibiotics in my eye, and if I have to go to the pharmacy, I might not have time to come down."
"Um... I bet you'll be OK."
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Yeah, this is a woman who doesn't think twice about spending hundreds of dollars *every* month on co-pays for her doctor visits. Cable television would be cheaper.
Don't forget the part where she proceeded to cite to us over dinner the specific medical term for an upside-down eyelash stuck in your tear duct. A-MA-zing!
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