I may be a little evil

Yesterday was my final day for getting my shots. All together over the past month I have been stuck 6 times to get titres, do a 2-step TB test and be inoculated against mumps, measles, rubella; tetanus, diphtheria; Hep B. The frequent flier club has its privileges though - as I was waiting for my shots yesterday, the nurse recognized me and rather than going to the computer to see who was next, ushered me in. Yay.

While we were going over the form I filled out to get the shot, I heard little running feet.

Then I heard a scared voice repeating "I don't want a needle, I don't want a needle..." The little girl was clearly hiding in the corner just outside my own room and not at all impressed with what was about to happen. They finally got her scooped up and back into her own room. I could tell because the crying became much more persistent, then after the needle, just sad.

I couldn't stop laughing.

It's not that I did feel for the kid, needles really do suck, but this was one of those character building/"good for you, really" kind of things. Like the child that won't eat vegetables, this one knew she needed the needle but didn't care right then. The unfortunate thing for her is that her family is relocating to India in a few months and she needs to be inoculated before she can leave. She came by my room and the nurse offered to let her watch while I got my needle, just so she would have a better idea of what was happening. We talked to her about what was going on and why and she looked very attentive. I told her this was my 5th shot and she asked me if I'd cried. I said no, but I made a funny face during on of the needles. She got this very serious look on her face and told me that she cried. I said that was OK, it's expected, but it's not so bad now right? She was fine and started telling me about her soccer game that night. Hilarious.

I kept giggling.

The funniest part though, was the reaction of the poor nurse who had to stick the beautiful little girl. She was teary when she finished and needed to go to the break room to pull herself together again.

My nurse told me I thought it was funny because I would pass the hard needles like that one onto my nurses. I sure hope I'm not that afraid of kids!

When I asked my doctor if it was wrong that I thought the drama was so funny, she said "no, there are hilarious things that you'll see every day. The problem will be to fight the laughter."

That's definitely going to be an issue.