I could talk about the time I worked Super Bowl Sunday Night in an animal hospital ER and how it was really busy right before the Super Bowl and then slowed down during it, and all the interesting characters I met. Instead, the Super Bowl memory that recently came to mind for me was from about 10 years ago. I was living in Tucson, Arizona and my mom and Grandma had come to visit me. My Grandma had been experiencing some hip pain and some other issues and it all culminated in a visit to the ER on Super Bowl Sunday night.
It had not been the night any of us had wanted, but it was what it was. Fortunately, the women in my family somewhat defy stereotype and we all wanted to watch the Super Bowl, (I'm not sure who wanted to watch it for the game, the half time show or the ads, or all 3).
So there the three of us were, my Grandma admitted to the hospital in an unfamiliar state, watching the Super Bowl. It was the strangest human ER experience I ever had. I could not believe the care and attention my Grandma received. Someone was popping into her room every few minutes to check on her, offer food, offer water, extra pillows, blankets. Doctors and nurses were so attentive! I don't remember who said it, or how we figured it out, but apparently my Grandma's room had become known around the ER by the staff as "the one that has the Super Bowl game on." So.... if you ever find yourself in an ER on Super Bowl Sunday, make sure to turn the game on, even if you don't watch football.
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