Chapter 1: Symptoms
Maybe it's just a cold this time
Chapter 2: Diagnosis
When and why was i hit in the face with a brick?
Chapter 3: The Truth Hurts
Any minute now, my face is actually going to fall off
Chapter 4:The Meds Kick In
The once raging blaze is reduced to smoldering coals
and drainage begins
Chapter 5: Seeing is Believing
Holding several tissues in her hands, the patient blows her nose
then observes:
"Hm. So that's what brain matter looks like."
Chapter 6: It's a Cliff Hanger
Surely all the muck has been expelled
and the barking will end
before one breaks a rib.
5 blessed minutes pass in silence
well, almost
just a bit of a wheeze can be heard.
The patient thinks, "Sleep. Finally, some sleep."
She fluffs the comforter
plumps the pillow.
The cat curls up with a sigh...
