The Three Amigos

"Narcolepsy is a disorder of the nervous system.

It causes drowsiness and sleep attacks.

It’s also known as daytime sleep disorder and cataplexy."

Mom's oldest brother, Melvin, has narcolepsy.  Everyone in the family knows about it and everyone pretty much knows what to do when Uncle Mel has a spell.  That is - everyone in the family.

Tuesday morning, while Mom's youngest brother, Uncle Bob, was over at Dad's having coffee, Uncle Mel was also in town.  He stopped at a stop sign and fell asleep in his truck which was running at the time.  

The town cop (yes, that major metropolis of Lake Park, Iowa has one police officer!) found him and called "911".  The ambulance came and they got Uncle Mel out of his truck and strapped onto the gurney before he came to.  He refused to go to the hospital (which as family we knew he did not need to), but they needed to "do something" with him.

The cop called Dad.  Dad talked to Bob.  They brought Mel over to Dad's strapped to the gurney.  They unstrapped him at the front door.  Dad and Bob walked with Mel into the house.  The three amigos sat at the kitchen table, drinking coffee and eating cookies.  After about an hour, Bob brought Mel to his truck and they both went home while Dad went to Dinner Date.

I asked Dad if he'd told EMS that Mel had narcolepsy and he said, "No.  I just told them next time use an ice cube.  They looked at me kind of funny and left."

Hmmm . . . maybe, Dad, you should have told them to place the ice cube on the back of his neck!