This morning I was talking to the facility manager from Bassett Hospital about my favorite work-related topic, fire door inspection. His facility has a plan in place and I’m hoping to use some of their ideas in the pilot program I’m creating for Beth Israel. When I found out that Bassett Hospital was in Cooperstown, New York, I said, “I think I was born in that hospital! How many hospitals do you have in Cooperstown?” Just one. What a coincidence!
I happen to have the receipt my mother got after paying for my birth…the stars were aligned today and somehow I actually found it without looking very hard. At first I got a little freaked out since it was dated in April of 1967 (my birthday is in August), but it was a prepayment.
Total Amount: $25!
Since my father was in the Army, all of the expenses were covered by the Army – except for food. Isn’t that crazy? Why wouldn’t they cover food? Anyway, she paid 25 bucks and she got me. What a bargain!
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