Hehehe

I love my partner... she's hilarious and has a little munchkin who is absolutely adorable. Of course, she also does a wonderful job as my partner, we think a lot alike, but we can also get the giggles sometimes. Today we had a lady that was deaf and had injured her back a few days ago. The patient could speak and could lip read. Okay, no biggie. My partner realizes (cause she's smart like that :D ) that shouting at the patient does not make her hear any better and actually makes it harder to read lips, a fact that some of the bystanders did not seem to understand (as we watched them shout at her, make wild gestures, and try to really enunciate every word). *facepalm* So, we load her up and get going to the hospital. My partner was in the back with her, asking her our general patient information questions. Keep in mind, in our area, many people don't have land lines, about half have cell phones, and there isn't much assistance for the hearing disabled. So, my partner, bless her heart, asks the patient "What's your phone number?" The patient repeats back the question to her and my partner says "yes, do you know your number?" The patient started laughing and stated "I'm deaf. I don't have a phone." My poor partner started apologizing profusely and was embarressed to say the least. She was still red when we got to the hospital (about 15-20 minutes). At least the patient had a good sense of humor!