A 77 year-old grandmother in China finally went to a doctor last week, after spending the last 63 years with a nagging headache.

So, she goes to the hospital, and…

Doctors sent the woman for an x-ray to find out the cause and were amazed to find…a rusty bullet lodged in her brain.

[She] recalled she was shot in 1943 during World War Two by the invading Japanese army.

The war wound was forgotten until surgeons plucked the rusty bullet from her skull.

The black stuff is rust. Iron oxide-hydroxide. From the antique bullet lodged in her brain. 

I now bring you:

Part 1: The Apartment

“Someone help me. Please. My head hurts so much.”
“Where does it hurt, Grandma?”
“Right about where the bullet hole in my head is.”
“Seriously, maybe you should go to the doc–”
“As I’ve told you for 63 years, I’m not going to the doctor. This pain isn’t anything that a little rhino horn or shark penis can’t fix.”
“Get in the car, Grandma.”
“Car?”

Part 2: The Hospital

“Mrs. Guangying. Before I begin your examination, I just need to know a few things.”
“OK.”
“Do you have any family history of heart disease or stroke?”
“No.”
“How about high cholesterol?”
“No.”
“Any allergies at all?”
“No.”
“Do you have a hard time sleeping at night?”
“A little.”
“Have you ever been…shot in the head?”
“Only once. But that was years ago.”

The End.

Here’s her son:

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