Almost a Hospital

Shortly after my appointment with Dr. Kennish Aitemen* it became clear that my breathing wasn't going to improve on its own, or with the help of inhalers. Dr. Aitemen is a very nice man. I wish I could report that he is also a competent doctor. No such luck. Of course, at this point I didn't realize that my pulmonological issues required that attention of a doctor who had actually majored in Lungs. And so it came to pass that when my lips were on the verge of turning blue, I called my brother (hi, Vrumi) and told him that I needed a lift to the hospital. Okay, he said, which hospital? Knowing that both my primary care physician and my pulmonologist were affiliated there, I said Beth Israel. The one on Kings Highway. Big mistake.
* Still not his real name!