My family and I were at the beach sitting on a bench just enjoying the ocean and the beautiful day relaxing. A mentally challenge woman was next to my mother and she started punching her on her arm with quick motions.
My mother was disgusted and she did say "there should be a place for someone like that". Well my brother put his head down and just started saying "what a nut, what a nut. My niece and I just could not stop laughing, the more we laughed the more agitated my mother and brother got. I thought I would pee my pants it was so darn funny. My mother is very prim and proper but that day look out! I wheeled her back to hotel laughing and laughing. I am glad she was not bruised or hurt in any way, though.
I took my MIL to the salon to get her hair done. She was very happy with how it looked - enough so that she wanted to go to church the next day.
As my husband was pushing her wheelchair into the church, a member of the church held the door open for them. He commented to my MIL about how good her hair looked that day.
She beamed with pride and told him, "I went to the salon yesterday and got a blow job."
My husband said the look on the poor man's face was priceless. My MIL didn't realize what she said but my husband did explain, "Blow dry."
My husband says the same thing! We laugh about it because it started off as a joke/slight memory issue but now he can’t remember the name of the hair dryer anymore so it is the “blow job machine.” Thankfully, no caregiver other than myself is involved in this aspect of his care!
I have referred to that remark whenever times got difficult. We all need a way to "lighten up" from the weight of care-giving responsibility!
Thank you Aging Care for getting me through!!
'No Phone'
I reply - do you mean you can't call out?
'No charge' was the reply
Well mom, plug it in, the charger is wrapped around the bed rail. if you can't reach it call the nurse
'They moved me to a new room' she said
Ok, then buzz the nurse to have someone go to your old room and get your charger
'I have the charger' she says
So buzz the nurse to send someone to plug in the phone
'I can't, the call button is on the floor'!
I immediately started singing in my office "there's a hole in the bucket dear Liza, dear Liza, there's a hole in the bucket dear Liza a hole"! I never did figure out the real problem but I think 90 day Fiance or Married at First Sight came on so she was distracted!