Charlie meets Bert in a pub.
Bert: O hello
Charlie!
Charlie: Hello Bert!
How’s things?
B: They’re well
Charlie... I heard you’ve got the old Parkinson’s. What’s that then?
C: Yeah, Bert,
diagnosed last week. Put a downer on that day, believe me. Parkinson’s, well
its, er, its…
B: A pain in the
foot? A pain in the backside? Makes you want to interview famous people?
C: No! It’s a
neurological condition!
B: O I see.
C: These cells in my
brain are dying, see? And these tiny cells, they are what control my movement.
B: O I see! Sorry to
hear that Charlie… And where did you get this disease thing from then?
C: I, er, let me
see, I, er…
B: Got it at the
supermarket? Got it for Christmas? Got rid of it already?
C: No! I don’t think
I got it from anywhere. I’m trying to, er, trying to…
B: Think it over?
Think it through? Not think about it?
C: Remember what the
Doctor said! He said some genes are involved but they mostly don’t know.
Strangest thing not knowing what, er, what, er…
B: Time it is? What
you’re having for tea? What is beyond the edge of the universe?
C: No! What caused
it! If I knew that, then I could've avoided it. There are things to, er, things to,
er…
B: Say at a time
like this? Avoid at all costs? Things to do?
C: Yes! Things to
do! Like take medicine and do exercise. And think positive like. That kind of
thing!
B: Does that include
having a pint of the good stuff? What’ll be?
C: I’ll have, er,
I’ll have, er…
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