Don’t Test Me
U/silversundogmom: This incident took place in 1989. The previous day, I had given birth to my son early in the morning. Beside my bed, in his bassinet, slept my kid. Upon entering my room, a nurse whom I had never seen before took hold of one edge of the bassinet and began to take it away. “What are you doing?” I asked, grabbing the other end. She announced that she was bringing him out for his blood work.
“He’s already had his tests, so what sort of tests are you talking about?” I asked, pointing to the bandage on his heel. She muttered something about not knowing for sure but that he required some test. I maintained my fast hold on the bassinet and told her to find out what test and then let me know. She went away and never came back.”
