My dad called me and told me this. My dad had an appointment at the VA today to check on his heart and kidney. They called him in and they took his blood pressure and were shocked and told him that they were surprised how good his blood pressure was. My dad was really confused and told them that his blood pressure was always like that. They take him to the exam room and a doctor sat down with him and told him that his condition will get worse over time. He will soon lose his vision and then not be able to walk then it’ll eventually go to his brain. My dad looked at this doctor and goes, “that’s one hell of a way to tell someone they’re going to die.” The doctor then asks if he was [another man’s name]. My dad goes, “no. I’m Alden.” The doctor realized they screwed up and told him he wasn’t the patient they wanted. What happened was my dad’s and this guys social number were similar and they messed up the paperwork.

On a good note, My dad got correctly called in and his heart valve looks brand new and his kidney is doing very well! My dad needed a new heart valve six years ago and he had his kidney removed 15 years ago from cancer.