Grandma Barb was sick. That’s why you haven’t heard from me. She does all the typing for me because I don’t have fingers, I only have wings.

She was sick for a few days, so she decided to see a doctor. Did you know that all the doctors in Germany have Friday afternoon off? Neither did Grandma Barb.

So Grandma and Grandpa went to the hospital. It is called "Paracelsus Klinik Golzheim." And it is only a block from where they live!

Grandma Barb said, "Ich bin Krank." That means, "I am sick."

Soon an “Arzt” came to see Grandma. An Arzt is a doctor. (A doctor for blue parrots is called a Tier Arzt. You would call that doctor a veterinarian).

The doctor was very kind. He knew how to speak English. That was good, because Grandma Barb does not speak German.

When the doctor takes your temperature, where do you put the thermometer? In Germany the doctor checks your temperature by putting the thermometer under your arm!

The doctor took a test and said, "Yes, you are sick!" He gave Grandma Barb some pills to take.

And today she is much, much better.