No room at the hospital

Horror story for old people.

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Mollie: Hear about Jessie Fabian?

Betsy: In her eighties? Lives in Drury?

Mollie: That’s her. She called an ambulance the other night.

Betsy: Tell me. It didn’t come?

Mollie: No, no, the ambulance came, but there were no hospital beds to take her to. Five hospitals they tried, but they all said they were full up or no doctors.

Betsy: So they took her home?

Mollie: No, serious, this you know. After an hour of calling around, they found a hospital in Hamilton.

Betsy: Ah, bit far, 100 kilometers, isn't it, but a happy ending?

Mollie: No she died on the way. It’s scary, getting old. They put you on hold and if you’re not strong enough…

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