When you are sitting on your couch watching television, an advertisement may come up for a new drug. Pay attention when this happens. Listen to the commercial and take note of all the side effects that new drug may entail.
You decide you want to take that drug despite the risk. But, suddenly, you have two symptoms pop up. Your doctor says not to worry, there are drugs for those symptoms. Now, instead of one medication, you are taking three.
Then, one of your new medications is bringing on a side effect. Your doctor says don’t worry, there is a drug for that symptom. Now, instead of three medications, you are taking four.
This is how the world goes ’round. You went from one problem, to four.
Ever read the story about The Little Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly?
There was an Old Lady, who swallowed a fly.
But, I don’t know why, she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps, she’ll die!
I know an Old Lady who swallowed a spider.
It wiggled and tickled and jiggled “inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch “the fly.
But I don’t know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps, she’ll die!
I know an Old Lady who swallowed a bird.
How absurd – to swallow a bird!
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
It wiggled and tickled and jiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I still don’t know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps, she’ll die!
I know an Old Lady who swallowed a cat.
Imagine that! She swallowed a cat!
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
It wiggled and tickled and jiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I still don’t know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps, she’ll die!
I know an Old Lady who swallowed a dog.
What a hog! She swallowed a dog!
She swallowed a dog to catch the cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
Swallowed the bird to catch the spider
It wiggled and tickled and jiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I still don’t know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps, she’ll die!
I know an Old Lady who swallowed a goat.
It stuck in her throat, that silly old goat.
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
Swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
Swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
Swallowed the bird to catch the spider
It wiggled and tickled and jiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I still don’t know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps, she’ll die!
I know an Old Lady who swallowed a cow.
I don’t know how she swallowed a cow.
But, she swallowed the cow to catch the goat,
Swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
Swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
Swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
Swallowed the bird to catch the spider
It wiggled and tickled and jiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I still don’t know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps, she’ll die!
I know an Old Lady who swallowed a horse.
She’s DEAD, of course!
-Recorded by Dr. Mike Lockett
Down the rabbit hole, further and further. Always weigh out if your first initial problem is worth potentially incurring many, many others.
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