The doctor is shocked, but replies, "Sir, your wife is dead. She died 3 days ago."
The next day, the man calls the doctor again and asks,
"Doctor, what's the diagnosis on my wife?"
The doctor can't believe this this happening, but calmly replies,
"Sir, you wife is dead. She died 4 days ago."
This continues to happen, day after day, until the doctor feels he must do something about it. So, when the man calls later that day and asks about the condition of his wife, the doctor says,
"Sir, your wife is dead! D E A D, dead! You've got too learn to live with your grief and get on with life! Why do you continue to torture yourself this way?" To which the man replies, "I guess I just never get tired of hearing it!"