We had some friends stop by today (Jamie and Carol) , and I recounted a small incident in the ICU the day after Pat’s surgery. It goes something like this ……

<flash back, flash back>

Pat had just been delivered her lunch (I will at some point tell you that Duke is great , the food however… err… no).

On the plate were some recognizable food items… Turkey, gravy, some mashed potatoes, some greens (assumption).. and…

Something yellow.. with the twice the consistency of the gravy.. with a slight scent of thyme…yet the substance had no recognizable structure.

At this time one of the MD’s or PA’s walked to check on Pat’s status. This involves pointing at various things…clock , pen , etc to see if Pat recognizes the item.. and she passes flawlessly on the known items.. except one.

The tester points at the yellow goop on Pat’s plate.. and asks “what is that?” … Pat promptly replies ” I don’t know” …  but I think she passes anyway. Shortly after I  tell the nurse that the test was not fair, as I cannot identify the food stuff either. She responds with ” I have no idea what it is either” (expletive removed for younger audiences).

We determine it is stuffing , we think.

For future reference, be wary of yellow goop, and Pat did not eat it.

(soylent green theorists please keep quiet)