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tales from the wards
the flexible flavor of olive oil (story shared by a sub-i during his forensic medicine rotation)
we got a call to an expensive upper east side apartment. the police had received an anonymous tip, and they were already there.
we made our way to the large bedroom, where a crowd of officers were already gathered. i managed to peek in, and couldn't believe what i saw.
the bed was made of a dark, expesive wood, with elevated sideboards, and was apparently perfectly sealed all around. an elderly male lay on beautiful white linen sheets. a bizarre assortment of flowers, jewelry and other trinkets were carefully arranged around his body. rock salt was packed all around him and inbetween the objects.
and covering all of this were gallons and gallons of olive oil, covering him up completely.
it was the strangest thing i had ever seen.
it was apparently a cultural ceremony, where the person was embalmed for months in this manner, allowing family and loved ones to gaze upon the deceased, before burial. this person had been in this state for nearly a month, perfectly preserved.
the strangest thing: although we had been called in, we did nothing. as did the police. this practice was perfectly legal.
we drove back to the medical center.
i shook my head from time to time. crazy.
cats never starve (story shared by a sub-i during his forensic medicine rotation)
we got a call to an expensive upper east side apartment. (anyone seeing a trend, here?) someone had noticed a weird smell coming from his neighbor's apartment. he wouldn't have made a big deal, except that he hadn't seen his neighbor for a while.
he was also worried because his neighbor had an adorable cat, and he was afraid that the cat might be hungry if the neighbor was in trouble.
so our team went to the apartment, and forced the door.
there, on the floor, was the owner of the apartment. there, also, was the owner's cat, appearing quite healthy, quite content, purring, sitting next to her owner's gaping abdomen.
i had liked cats before, but at that moment, i resolved to never own a cat.
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call today. didn't go to church. i feel unfulfilled.
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yest:nwpt:chtcesktil5relife,x. hahaha.
yakob at 8:56 PM
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the flexible flavor of olive oil (story shared by a sub-i during his forensic medicine rotation)
we got a call to an expensive upper east side apartment. the police had received an anonymous tip, and they were already there.
we made our way to the large bedroom, where a crowd of officers were already gathered. i managed to peek in, and couldn't believe what i saw.
the bed was made of a dark, expesive wood, with elevated sideboards, and was apparently perfectly sealed all around. an elderly male lay on beautiful white linen sheets. a bizarre assortment of flowers, jewelry and other trinkets were carefully arranged around his body. rock salt was packed all around him and inbetween the objects.
and covering all of this were gallons and gallons of olive oil, covering him up completely.
it was the strangest thing i had ever seen.
it was apparently a cultural ceremony, where the person was embalmed for months in this manner, allowing family and loved ones to gaze upon the deceased, before burial. this person had been in this state for nearly a month, perfectly preserved.
the strangest thing: although we had been called in, we did nothing. as did the police. this practice was perfectly legal.
we drove back to the medical center.
i shook my head from time to time. crazy.
cats never starve (story shared by a sub-i during his forensic medicine rotation)
we got a call to an expensive upper east side apartment. (anyone seeing a trend, here?) someone had noticed a weird smell coming from his neighbor's apartment. he wouldn't have made a big deal, except that he hadn't seen his neighbor for a while.
he was also worried because his neighbor had an adorable cat, and he was afraid that the cat might be hungry if the neighbor was in trouble.
so our team went to the apartment, and forced the door.
there, on the floor, was the owner of the apartment. there, also, was the owner's cat, appearing quite healthy, quite content, purring, sitting next to her owner's gaping abdomen.
i had liked cats before, but at that moment, i resolved to never own a cat.
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call today. didn't go to church. i feel unfulfilled.
*********
yest:nwpt:chtcesktil5relife,x. hahaha.
yakob at 8:56 PM