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John McPherson makes us howl at his adroit mix of everyday settings and extraordinary events. John’s offbeat, oddball characters turn up in familiar places, but their actions are always hilarious and unexpected.
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Comments (17) (Please sign in to comment)
margueritem
said, about 3 years ago
Now that is a realistic pain chart!
Jascat said, about 3 years ago
ROFL!
Margaret Flowers
said, about 3 years ago
I work in hospice……………think I will recommend this new pain scale for our organization.
treBsdrawkcaB said, about 3 years ago
tcayer - In 2001, I had a bad attack of kidney stones. When asked how I felt, I said that I felt like I was passing a Saguaro Cactus the size of Vermont. My wife was standing in line at the pharmacy to get my pain meds and talked to a woman with several children who had also had kidney stones. The other woman said that she’d rather have 10 more children than have another kidney stone. Then, years later, my wife had a C-section where air got trapped up inside her chest cavity. From the way she screamed and writhed in anguish, I believe that her pain was worse than my kidney stones.
Jerrell Cotton
said, about 3 years ago
Suffers from radiation sickness from all the tests by the time he got to the bottom of the list!!
jtpozenel said, about 3 years ago
Nice boxers buddy!
poohbear8192 said, about 3 years ago
A scale everybody can understand.
stolisprit
said, about 3 years ago
This is great! I am a nurse specialising in pain management. I would use this.
bald 716 said, about 3 years ago
my knee feels about a # 8 today, normally it is a #4
ninetoes said, about 3 years ago
This must be the most realistic pain chart ever.
Smiley R Mom
said, about 3 years ago
I love it! Because when I’m really hurting, it is harder to remember which direction the scale goes. Also would be helpful for people with limited language skills.
franknbuns said, about 3 years ago
This chart is GREAT!
Maizing said, about 3 years ago
I think I have actually seen a chart like this in a doctor’s office.
Imajs said, about 3 years ago
What gets me is you say to the doctor, the pain is around a 9, he says that is GOOD because pain is an indicator of disease activity.
Nakhash_Mekashefah
said, about 3 years ago
After spending 2mos in the hospital (3 emergency surgeries, biopsies, every friggin’ test known to mankind)…I got that sucka memorized. ;-p