When I first decided to write a blog about my job and the funny things I hear from geriatrics on a daily basis, I realized that I could not begin telling funny stories from the day I started the blog. I have too many hilarious things that I've written down that happened 'pre-blog.' So I want to share those first.
The first side-splitter that I was a part of happened 2 weeks after starting this job. I was fresh out of graduate school and was still wet behind my ears, so to speak. I evaluated a man with middle stage Alzheimer's disease and put him on my caseload. Funny thing about him--let's call him Ned--the more advanced the Alzheimer's got, the more perverted he became. More than once, I had to slap a hand away and tell him sternly, "No I will not get in bed with you." So one day I decided to take Ned to Bingo...get him socialized and become more of a part of our community. We sat with another one of my patients, a sweet little lady named 'Doris'. And I warned Doris--I said, "Doris-please don't take offense if Ned says something inappropriate. He can't help it." She assured me this would not offend her and we started the Bingo game. It wasn't 5 minutes into it when Ned looked at Doris and said, "Damn you got a nice pair of titties." I was in shock--and Doris started laughing so hard she couldn't breathe. I kept apologizing and got really really red. She caught her breath and said, "He really must be out of his mind--I've had a double mastectomy. But thank you just the same honey."
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I'm crying I'm laughing so hard. The kids I work with don't say anything nearly this funny. I hope they do though. THen maybe I could be a guest blogger?? Love you!
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