The doctor told his anxious patient

“Mr. Clark, I’m afraid I have bad news,” the doctor told his anxious patient.

“You only have six months to live.”

The man sat in stunned silence for several minutes.

Regaining his composure, he apologetically announced that he had no medical insurance.

“I can’t possibly pay you in that time,” he said.

“OK,” the doctor said. “let’s make it nine months.”