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Mrs. Ward goes to the doctor's office to collect her husband's test
results.
The lab tech says to her, "I'm sorry, ma'am, but there has been a big
mix-up, and we have a problem. At the time we sent your husband's
samples to the lab, the samples from another Mr. Ward were sent as well, and we
are now uncertain which one is your husband's. Frankly, it is either bad
or terrible."
"What do you mean?" Mrs. Ward asked.
"Well, one has tested positive for Alzheimer's, and the
other for AIDS. We can't tell which is your husband's result."
"That's terrible! Can we do the test over?" questioned Mrs. Ward.
"Normally, yes. But Medicare won't pay for these expensive tests more
than once"
"Well, what am I supposed to do now?"
"The people at Medicare recommend that you drop your husband off in the
middle of town. If he finds his way home, don't sleep with him."
results.
The lab tech says to her, "I'm sorry, ma'am, but there has been a big
mix-up, and we have a problem. At the time we sent your husband's
samples to the lab, the samples from another Mr. Ward were sent as well, and we
are now uncertain which one is your husband's. Frankly, it is either bad
or terrible."
"What do you mean?" Mrs. Ward asked.
"Well, one has tested positive for Alzheimer's, and the
other for AIDS. We can't tell which is your husband's result."
"That's terrible! Can we do the test over?" questioned Mrs. Ward.
"Normally, yes. But Medicare won't pay for these expensive tests more
than once"
"Well, what am I supposed to do now?"
"The people at Medicare recommend that you drop your husband off in the
middle of town. If he finds his way home, don't sleep with him."
