M-i-l can’t really hear, but insists she can take her BP with her old stethoscope and sphygmomanometer. When Mrs. ArGee tried to take it with our machine last time f-i-l got extremely agitated. We think it’s because he fears there might be something wrong with her and he might have to become a bachelor again. Naturally, the readings are a little abnormal.
At this point we’re going with, “She doesn’t have a blood pressure problem but you won’t be able to measure that at the Dr. Office.” We’ll see how that goes.
Do both “for fun.” Something about “trying it out occasionally for a coupla weeks to see how close that machine can get.” Then maybe let “a coupla weeks” lapse into perpetuity.