Dr Jenny

I don’t know this to be true, but I like to think it is. 

867-5309

In numerical order is 0356789

The zero, and the missing 4, is what keeps it from being 3456789

I’m convinced this song started out at as 867-5349…After a few performances, they started dropping the R at the end of Four. It became Eight Six Seven Five Three Fo Nine…

Which led to Eight Six Seven Five Three O Nine 

My father was in ICU. His Doctor had a question. 

She politely asked me to an unoccupied room. 

Dr: Does he have a DNR?

Me: No, fucking save him!

Dr: He’s 91 years old and has had open heart surgery. Do you realize what chest compressions would do to him?

Me: No, I hadn’t considered that. Would it hurt him?  Would he feel it?

Dr: His ribs could break and puncture his lungs. Yes, he would feel pain. Even if he survived it, he would probably be on life support. 

No one had ever taken the time to explain this to me. This wasn’t his first time in the hospital. She went further out of the way than any other doctor. I appreciated it. 

I wanted to thank her. 

I asked a friend for her phone number. 

Then I added a video for 867-5309. Jenny Jenny 

Jenny is the doctor’s name. 

She is why I thought of this. 

He lived nearly 3 more years.

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