There were these two broccolis walking down the street. One of them got hit by a careening truck. It was terrible, broken stems and crushed buds.
An ambulance was called and took the injured broccoli to the hospital, the friend rode along. The friend waited anxiously outside the Emergency Room doors.
Finally a doctor came out and said "I have good news and bad news". The good news is we were able to take care of the broken stems and save many of the damaged buds. The bad news is that he will be a vegetable for the rest of his life.
Maybe a little longer than you wanted, but...