Another great story. You really build the suspense, and even little details like the playing squirrels. Reminds me of when I had a kidney stone. Even though I felt like I was about to die, all I could think was “I’m 50 years old and I’ve never been checked into a hospital. I don’t wanna break my streak!” Needless to say, I’m a wuss and had my wife drive me to the ER at 2am.