These foolish things
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I met a delightful old English lady with a posh accent at the A&E the other day while I was waiting for an x ray of my injured knee.
The waiting area was no more than a short corridor with seats on either side, not enough seats for everyone. So when she arrived, accompanied by her nurse/carer,
I guessed she was eastern European from her accent, I got up and offered my seat. She sat down and soon another seat was vacated on the opposite side so I sat down.
She had her arm in a sling, and from the conversation she was having with her nurse I gathered she had fallen and broken her arm.
After abut five minutes, she started talking with her nurse about having a party, going home to get a shot of Whisky and apologising to the nurse for having to sit there and wait.
“ is there only one X ray room for all these people?” “ there aren’t even enough seats for everyone!”.
There were 13 people sitting on the chairs and 3 people standing but No one uttered a word. I said “ just what I was thinking”. She looked at me with a sweet smile on her face. Obviously glad that someone was interacting with her.
Then she looked around and said in a rather loud voice “ why is everyone here so miserable?” and the nurse said “ “shush Elizabeth!” She giggled and started signing:
“A cigarette that bears a lipstick’s traces
An airline ticket to romantic places
And still my heart has wings
These foolish things remind me of you”
She didn’t remember the rest of the lyrics, but this was just enough for me to remember the music in my head. I had to look it up on YouTube afterwards, both the lyrics and the song. I’ve got Rod Stewart’s version here which I like the most:
Then the old lady- let’s call her by her name- Elizabeth, looked at this fat man who was standing just outside the seating area in the corner and said to her nurse in a sort of a loud whisper “ look he is so fat, he probably wouldn’t fit on these small chairs!” and the nurse was going “ shush Elizabeth, you’re so naughty!”. I couldn’t help but have a look – he was standing just out of my sight so I had to slightly get up and look round.
Then I looked back at Elizabeth and we both smiled. I said, “You know, you’re right. His jacket alone could probably cover the hole in the ozone layer!” and both burst out laughing!!
It’s never fun to be sitting in a hospital waiting room, but thanks to Elizabeth and her cheerful presence, I really had a great time that day.
