Thankful...Insensitive Bastard is Here

 

Sooo much to be thankful for.  As Insensitive Bastard, it may be hard to believe that I'm very thankful at all, but that's not true.  My entire book Handi-Crapped is dedicated to a man's journey throughout a hospitcal stay.  A work of fiction based upon a true story; you begin to question how much of this is truth.   Probably more than you'd hope.  

You have to give it to the protagonist though, he is bounced, shaken and shot through his journey like an arrow through a bow.  He barely has time or energy to make life changing decisions.  For his family, friends and nurses he is very thankful, for the doctors and hospital administrators...not so much.  

Mr. Bastard's medical team at Scalpel Depot consists of doctor(s) Grizzly and Cutlery.  His nurses are nurse Angelica, Smilesalot, Havyorbac, Sureshot and Understatement.  So, you figure with this team, what could go wrong...wait...what?  

In a world where doctors are Gods in scrubs/lab coats, Mr. Bastard is an outlier.  He fires a surgeon on the morning of surgery, he escapes the hospital for a decent meal and fights anesthesia like a boxer going twelve rounds.  Through it all, he maintains his sense of humor and a relentless observation of the human condition.  

So, as we approach Thanksgiving and remember the many things, we are thankful for, Insensitive Bastard is just thankful to be on the right side of the grass.  He's just glad it's not "Catheter Monday" or "Transfusion Day".  He IS hoping that this Thanksgiving finds you well with much to be thankful for.  Be well!