April Fools Day!!! hee,hee,hee

Several years ago I worked for a very quiet/gentle Orthopedist. On the day I started work, he gave me the name of a patient whom I had to swear I would never, ever book an appointment for....Well after working for him for 4 years, I had seen that this poor lady had passed away. (I saw her obit)

I waited for 6 whole months to pull off my PRANK....I rustled up a resesa-annie (a dummy for CPR training), dressed her up, positioned her on the exam table, and pulled the "Patient Chart".

Now mind you, I had let most of the hospital in on this prank, as well as his wife. This April Fools day happened to fall on his surgery day, so it was easy to prepare for this.

When all was ready, I called into the Operating Room and left a message that there was a "patient" that needed to be seen between surgery cases. He came....He picked up the chart....He turned Beet Red...He was not happy! He asked me about her. He was not happy. I told him, she would not leave unless she saw him. I was laughing so hard, I had to act like I was crying. Meanwhile hospital staff came & went...observing. He shuffled up and down the hall for 30 minuted. He complained to his wife. He said I took an oath....

He Finally went in. He was in there a very long time. He came out....grabbed me by the throat and pounded (gently) on my head....He was Smiling.

When I asked him why he was in the room so long. He said he spoke to her, multiple times and she never answered. He thought she had died. He ran over to check her, and then found the "APRIL FOOL's" sign.

He said it was the best joke ever played on him. He had a great sense of humor. I later moved away, and 2 years later, I received flowers from the "deceased" on April 1st. He is a wonderful caring physician, whom I am proud to still have as a close friend today!