3.25 millions'brain
Glen Amunson, a Vietnam veteran in his 60s.
In 2005 he came to rent a room with a black pit bull in his white wagon.
We exchanged the greeting and came to the subject.
" is your pit bull well trained?"
" Oh, yea. He is a nice puppy."
"Well, you know the pit bull earned their bad reputation lately. There is a law-suit about pit bull attacked and killed one women."
"I know that."
" I will let you stay for a couple days to see if you will follow the rules here. 1st you have to leash the "Shadow" all the time. 2nd when there is another guest in this motel, you will have to lock him into your own room. That's the simple rules. You think you will still want the room?"
"I will take it."
He stayed a couple of months every thing was fine until one day "Shadow" greeted Mari, my wife, with its huge of heavy body and knocked Mari to the ground.
I thought the incident was intolerable and asked him to leave. Mari, being a pet lover, came to his rescue."that was not Shadow's fault. I just did not expect him so heavy. Let them to stay."
I made a compromise and let them to stay. However, I decided that once they checked out I don't want Glen to check in again. The liabilities for the motel is too big. I don't want to take the risk.
The next I learned that "Shadow" was shot to death by a San Francis man who was trying to save his daughter. Because the shadow liked the kids with a powerful greeting. The father did not appreciate the dog's kindness and friendly gesture.
Glen came to stay last month. Without "Shadow", we are getting alone fine.
"What happen to forehead bump? It seems disappeared from your head."
"The veteran hospital had plastic surgery and removed it."
"You look smart and handsome now. Was it done in the Long beach Veteran hospital?
"Oh, yeah."
"What was the brain surgery you told me about it? If you do not mind sharing your privacy."
"The doctor said its called (Coma-tose). They have operated my brain for 3 times."
"Then, why you needed such operation?"
"Because I had been in semi Coma for 27 years."
"You mean you had lying in bed for 27 years?"
"No, not like that."
"What had been symptoms of that illness.?"
"Well, I could not control my bladder and I shit on your pants without knowing it. I was all the time not my self and worst still I could not even recognize my own brother."
"That sure was terrible. Did you have to wear the diaper just like the baby?"
"No. I had always prepared extra briefs with me."
"That must be a terrible experience with you. Would you to tell me how much the hospital billed to the Federal Governmen?"
"I was told roughly $3,250,000 dollars."
"So your brain worth 3.25 million? Waoo....Uncle Sam did not treat you bad."
"I am a veteran, a retired Army sargent. I am worth it!"
" Good for you. Not only you've got your brain back, you also enjoys pension $2,300 month."
"No complain."