We learn in tomorrow's strip that she died

Ahh, a return to the world of medicine in today's strip. This really doesn't align with any experiences I've had. If I'm calling the doctor for an appointment for, say, a physical, then yeah, I know that appointment won't be for quite some time. But every time I've actually been ill, the doctor has managed to squeeze me in, if not the same day, then the next. I'm fairly sure that the receptionists actually arrange it so there's wiggle room in there. That's probably why you have to wait around forever; the doctor is fitting in someone who needs to be seen soon. (I try to be understanding about that while I'm waiting, but it certainly doesn't always work.) And if, somehow, this situation happened to me and the doctor pulled that "Why did you wait so long?" (particularly after the "Good grief, woman!"), I would've torn him a new one.

Honestly, the woman looks either half-dead or totally hungover in that top panel. And three-quarters dead in the bottom. As in so many others of this strip, she just needs to stand up for herself. I'd say that maybe she was too sick to stand up for herself, but don't most people get cranky when they're ill? Or is that just me?

Also, "phone gal"? I need to find Scaduto so I can smack him around a bit.