Code 99204
June 2025 | Vol. 69, No. 2
Written by Richard Donze, DO, MPH
doc retired office referred me
30 years we got older together
he was done hated patient-talk
over computers then with virus
it was all computer couldn't get
it to work despite kids' help so
we did phone once told him he
could tell tele-health go to hell-
a-health he laughed what? No
never got it stayed in kids said
why take a chance got groc’ries
delivered only went out to get
the shot at church then back in-
side this is first time seeing any
doctor in four years haven't had
to thank God yeah sorry mask al-
ways slips off nose when talking
feeling OK thank God kids said
"establish a relationship" I said
not gonna date the guy think I'm
healthy till see all the pills made
a memory game stethoscopes for
BP is Listenopril tho today all
machines no ears Implodipine
means head won't implode crest-
erall pill is take stat-in morning
prostrate's easy Flow to Max for
sugar doc said just take till I lost
10-15 (20-30 now) so imagine
learning healthy cooking from
boxer grill guy that's met-Fore-
man no widower lost her 5 years
ago breast cancer came back aw-
ful kids said move before virus
looked at few senior places one
with a 50's diner burgers fries
who needs that no thanks once
ya do that you're done then they
all shut down never looked again
better in my own house except
memories still ride mower son
comes over does weeds mulches
beds no don't shovel kid next
door kid brings dad's blower
20 bucks for driveway to get car
out nah quit 25 years had smoked
since the service say what? no Ger-
many after Korea before Nam doc
said just throw 'em out so I did
never picked 'em back up no not
really maybe beer now and then
case last months never golfed all
those hours with kids so young
seemed unfair a son the one that
does yard stuff and a daughter
live close see them and grandkids
pretty regular now that we're all
allowed out again a daughter in
California divorced but staying
says she can't imagine not going
outside every day I say but earth-
quakes fires we still do phone face
thing every Sunday did it with all
the kids when we were all home
so yeah I got pretty good at that
38? really? you look younger oh
right all those school years you
want me on the table? nah don't
need a gown mask on or off?
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