Mr.Bauman's doctors had warned him and his wife that the was at high risk for a heart attack. But when the attack actually came, Mrs.Baumann still wasn't prepared. Gripped with shock, fear, and panic, she rode by her husband's side in the ambulance, repeatedly crying.
At the hospital, the nurses had to pull Mrs.Baumann away from her husband so the doctors could examine him. After they had successfully stabilized his heart, Mrs.Baumann rushed down the hall to the telephones to call each of their seven children. With tears of exhaustion and relief, she told them of their father's heart attack, assuring them that his condition was now stable.
But when Mrs.Baumann returned to her husband's room, she gasped at the sight before her. Two nurses stood over her husband. Tubes ran in and out of his trembling body, and machines and monitors were humming and beping. His face was bright red, and he was gasping for breath.
"What have you done to my husband?"she cried.
One of the nurses explained, as sympathetically as possible, that he had suffered a massive stroke.
A stoke! On top of the heart attack! Mrs. Baumann couldn't control her emotions, Overcome with grief and blinded by tears, she grabbed her husband's head off the pillow. She held him tightly in her arms, calling out his name and kissing his lips.
At that very moment, the doctor walked in and demanded, "Mrs. Baumann, what do you think you're doing?"
She turned to the doctor and hotly declared, "The question is, Doctor, what have you done to my husband?"
For a moment, Mrs.Baumann was so stunned she couldn't speak. Then she looked more carefully at the man on the bed.
"He's …he's…not!" she cried, turning a dark shade of crimson. "Oh no! Oh dear! Oh no!"
Gently a nurse escorted Mrs. Baumann out into the hall.
"Why didn't that man try to stop me?" asked Mrs.Baumann.
"Because of his stroke, he's unable to move or to speak," the nurse answered.
Mrs. Baumann gasped."And now he must be wondering why that strange lady kissed him!"
As soon as they entered her husband's room, Mrs.Baumann rushed to her husband's side and kissed him. Then, still very shaken, she related her mistake. "He had so many tubes and…and…I hope I didn't hurt him, Bernie!"
A few days later the doctor dropped by Mr.Baumann's room for him final checkup.
"Mrs.Baumann," he said, "you'll be glad to know that your husband and my patient across the hall have both made miraculous recoveries. Do you suppose it was my good doctoring, your prayers,or your passionate kisses?"
"Why, why…" she fumbled.
"Maybe it was all three?" the doctor added with a wink.
相关单词：stabilized
stabilized解释：v.（使）稳定， （使）稳固( stabilize的过去式和过去分词 )
stabilized例句：
The patient's condition stabilized. 患者的病情稳定下来。
His blood pressure has stabilized. 他的血压已经稳定下来了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
相关单词：exhaustion
exhaustion解释：n.耗尽枯竭，疲惫，筋疲力尽，竭尽，详尽无遗的论述
exhaustion例句：
She slept the sleep of exhaustion.她因疲劳而酣睡。
His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.他站着睡着了，显然是太累了。
相关单词：gasped
gasped解释：v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要
gasped例句：
She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
相关单词：gasping
gasping解释：adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词
gasping例句：
He was gasping for breath. 他在喘气。
"Did you need a drink?""Yes, I'm gasping!” “你要喝点什么吗？”“我巴不得能喝点！”
相关单词：stunned
stunned解释：adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词
stunned例句：
The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。
相关单词：crimson
crimson解释：n./adj.深(绯)红色(的)；vi.脸变绯红色
crimson例句：
She went crimson with embarrassment.她羞得满脸通红。
Maple leaves have turned crimson.枫叶已经红了。
相关单词：miraculous
miraculous解释：adj.像奇迹一样的，不可思议的
miraculous例句：
The wounded man made a miraculous recovery.伤员奇迹般地痊愈了。
They won a miraculous victory over much stronger enemy.他们战胜了远比自己强大的敌人，赢得了非凡的胜利。
相关单词：passionate
passionate解释：adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的
passionate例句：
He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
He is very passionate
相关单词：fumbled
fumbled解释：（笨拙地）摸索或处理（某事物）( fumble的过去式和过去分词 )； 乱摸，笨拙地弄； 使落下
fumbled例句：
She fumbled in her pocket for a handkerchief. 她在她口袋里胡乱摸找手帕。
He fumbled
相关单词：wink
wink解释：n.眨眼，使眼色，瞬间；v.眨眼，使眼色，闪烁
wink例句：
He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买。
The satellite disappeared in a wink.瞬息之间，那颗卫星就消失了。
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