The day I lost my mother.

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My mother had a fall yesterday - took a tumble down two stairs and, after putting up with the pain for five hours, called an ambulance.

This morning I rang to see how she was. No answer.

So I rang the nearest hospital. "Never heard of her."

So I rang the regional hospital. "Nope. Not here."

So I rang the '000' number. "You sent an ambulance to my mother last night. Where did they take her?"

"Royal Melbourne Hospital"

So I rang the Royal Melbourne Hospital. "No, We have no-one of that name."

So I rang Royal Melbourne Hospital emergency department. "Who?"

So I rang the ambulance again. "Can't find her. You sure she went to RMH?" "Yes. The ambulance arrived at the hospital at 10:55pm and left again at 11:17pm. The case number is N123-456-7890"

So I rang the emergency department at RMH. "We've checked all the records. We don't have her. But give me your number and I will ring the ambulance myself."

Thirty minutes pass.

I get a call from the RMH: "She is in Knox Private Hospital."

(sigh)

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Footnote: She has damaged a vertebrae but it will mend and she is back home.
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