Dueling Beepers

The noise is driving me crazy! For at least an hour my roommate’s IV machine has been beeping. People come and go and no one seems to notice. I call the nurse’s station and they promise to fix it, but no one comes.

Now mine is beeping as well. I can’t figure out what the purpose of the beeper is if it can be so easily ignored.

A woman walked in with fresh linens. I begged her to silence the beepers. It is finally quiet again.