So, my dad told me a story today that really shouldn't be funny. But it was!
First, I need to say that I am a total Daddy's Girl. I think that my dad is the greatest man on earth. Hands down, no competition. I absolutely worship the ground he walks on. Everyone knows that they had better not say a bad word about my dad, I won't allow it. I can't imagine how my life will be without him. (Dad, I know you are reading this, so don't get a big head! haha). Seriously, I think he is the best thing ever. Sure he has some quirks, but they don't even matter in the grand scheme of things.
Apparently last week he went to TJs store and got his usual, a bag of beef sticks and a Mt. Dew. He was driving home and took a bite of the beef stick and it got stuck in his throat. He said he couldn't breath. It was so bad that he pulled his pickup over and got out and was bending over trying to dislodge it. Ok, not funny I know. But hold on, bear with me, he it comes.
Picture this, side of the road, my dad, with his one good arm, trying to give himself the Heimlich maneuver. Not funny enough? He said he was one second away from throwing himself into the ditch, thinking that the momentum would dislodge the beef stick! I can picture that, and I am sorry, but that is funny.
Here is a man that survived VietNam, against all odds. They never thought he would walk or talk again, but he did. He has survived garage fires, snowmobile roll overs, 4 wheeler accidents, falls, tractors falling into ponds, all kinds of crazy accidents. And now, after all of that, the greatest man in the world was almost done in by a BEEF STICK. What in the world??? So, rather than not eating beef sticks, he has now decided to not eat in the car and to take little tiny bites.
Oh, dad. Be careful! I can't stand to lose you. Especially in a freak beef stick choking accident!
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