Lisa the Maytag Lady ?!!

I remember seeing the Maytag man on T.V. when I was young. I didn't know his name, but I felt bad for him as he was lonely. Mom, can we call the Maytag man so he is not so lonely? Back then, there was no way to find the Maytag man, but these days with the Internet, perhaps I could find my lonely, forlorn Maytag man standing next to his never need repair washing machine.

Well, I now have Lisa, who I thought would be lonely without me. One of the medications that I take is called Ventavis, which is a drug that I inhale-this drug supposedly dilates my blood vessels in my lungs so that the blood can flow more easily. I use my huffer puffer every two to three hours six times a day. I have been on Ventavis for the past two and half years. Are you already calculating how many times I've inhaled? I am glad I am not a politician, so that I don't have to explain about that inhaling bit. Oh, I've been inhaling 4,ooo+ times. Have you ever done anything that repetitive? If so, let me know. I am ready for a change.

Speaking of Lisa from Accredo, which is a specialty pharmacy that supplies me with my 6 fixes per day calls monthly and our conversation goes like this.

Lisa-"Hello. This is Lisa from Accredo. Am I speaking with Marjorie?"
Me-"Yes, you are."
Lisa-"I am calling to verify your need for Ventavis. How many vials of Ventavis do you have left?"
Me-"Hold on a second while I count" I count and give her the number of glass vials left.
Lisa-" O.K., Marjorie. May we send your Ventavis in two weeks on ________date. Will you be there to accept the delivery?"
Me-"Why yes, I'll be here." Since I am hooked up to my oxygen leash, I don't go too far.
Lisa-"O.K. Your delivery date is____________. Thank you. Good bye."

Well, this conversation has been going on for 2 1/2 years on a monthly basis. Do you suppose that I am talking to Lisa the Robot since the conversation is always the same?

While the last time she phoned, I informed her of my impending lung transplant and inquired about how to cancel out my monthly delivery of Ventavis. She said to phone in and explain the situation, but they would have to confirm with my doctor that I did not need the Ventavis. It makes me wonder if they think I would lie about my need for Ventavis. Who knows?

After going over all the details of canceling the Ventavis, I said, "Lisa, aren't you going to be lonely without talking to me monthly?" "Not really, " she replied, "because I have 200 other people to call each month." Well, Lisa was surely not going to be lonely as she repeated the same process for 201 people monthly until I call to cancel, then she will have only 200 people to contend with. No, she was not like the lonely Maytag man. Had she called 4,000 + times yet to all her clients? Maybe, she will be way ahead of me. At any "rate," Lisa called early this month as she will be on vacation this weekend and didn't want me to miss out on any inhalation treatments. Even Lisa needs a rest from not being the Maytag Lady. I told her I would call her from time to time after my lung transplant to make sure she wasn't really lonely. She was laughing throughout the conversation.

May you call someone, who you think is lonely just to brighten their day. Lisa isn't available, but our Maytag man is just waiting, but I don't know his number. Sorry!! But,I have found him on you tube. Wait until you see what our Maytag man does while he is lonely, waiting for our call. Check out his wrench! It's brand spanking new.