ìActon Medical.î

ìGood morning, Iím calling for my wife, Diane Canning, who is a patient of Dr. Way.î

Hack, hack, cough, sputter.

ìIs that her in the backgound?î

ìYes it is.î

ìSounds like my husband.î

ìShe’s been like that since Sunday. Had a low grade fever on Monday, which spiked to 102 last night. Congested, hurts to cough, even hurts too breathe. And, we’re supposed to fly out of here this afternoon, so she .. .î

ìSounds like she might have pneuomia, I can get her in this morning…hold on a minute.î

Tick tock tick tock … .

ìCan she get here by 9 AM?î

ìSure can, weíre on our way, and thanks.î

No pneumonia, but what a way to begin our yearly Haj to Evansville. We normally go in April, when the flowers are blooming, but this year Adam and I have plans to fly Matt and company into a remote Maine lake. I hope the snow is gone by then.

Next post from the airport Marriott in Evansville. For a glimpse of the past