Matty has another brother from his mother

When the ER registrar asked my sister who she was, she said, "I'm his brother."

Some folks might have brushed this off as a slip of the tongue, not this really kind registrar.

He went into a story about a niece "who wanted to be a guy."

I didn't hear much of this and was really confused why he was bringing up his transgender relative. Mom, though, explained.

Why was I at the ER?

If you ask my sisters, it was because I wanted attention.  One of my sisters-in-law i undergoing surgery at the Mayo Clinic, so the thinking was I felt forgotten. NOT true mostly. I mean at all!

Actually, I have a pain at the base of my throat, and when we called, the doctor's office sent me to the ER, concerned I might have a blood clot.

But the CAT scan was negative.

So I came home.

A few quick takes:

• I hate knowing people in the ER. My doctor this time was the one who admitted me for A-fib in March.
• I think my pathetic veins are going to haunt the young extern and send her into a truck-driving career. She struggled and struggled with no luck. I felt bad.
• Mondays are busy in the ER. We were there all day more or less.