Some
old, and/or, some older then
the others
Couple
in their
nineties are
both having
problems remembering
things. During
a check-up,
the
doctor tells
them that
they're
physically
okay, but
they might
want to start
writing things
down to
help them
remember.
Later
that
night, while
watching TV,
the old man
gets up from
his chair.
'Want
anything
while I’m
in
the kitchen?'
he asks.
'Will you
get me a bowl
of ice
cream?'
'Sure.'
'Don't
you think you
should write
it down so
you can
remember it?'
she asks.
'No, I
can remember
it.'
'Well,
I'd like some
strawberries
on top, too.
Maybe
you should
write it down,
so as
not to
forget
it?'
He says,
'I can
remember that.
You want
a bowl
of ice cream
with
strawberries.'
'I'd also
like whipped
cream. I'm
certain you'll
forget that,
write it
down?' she
asks.
Irritated,
he says, 'I
don't need to
write it down,
I can remember
it! Ice cream
with strawberries
and whipped
cream. I got
it, for
goodness
sake!'
Then he
toddles into
the kitchen.
After
about 20
minutes, the
old man
returns from
the kitchen
and hands his
wife a plate
of bacon
and
eggs. She
stares at the
plate for a
moment.
require
a
wheelchair for
patients
being discharged.
However, while
working
as a
student
nurse,
I found one
elderly gentleman
already
dressed and
sitting
on
the bed with
a
suitcase at
his feet,
who insisted
he
didn't
need
my help to
leave the
hospital.
After
a
chat about
rules being
rules,
he reluctantly
let me wheel
him to
the elevator.
On the way
down I asked
him if
his wife was
meeting
him. 'I
don't know,'
he said.
'She's still
upstairs in
the bathroom
changing out
of her
hospital gown.'
A
man
was
telling his
neighbor, 'I
just bought
a new hearing
aid. It cost
me four
thousand
dollars, but
it's state of
the art.
It's
perfect.'
'Really,'
answered the
neighbor.
'What kind is
it?'
'Twelve
thirty.'
Morris,
an 82
year-old
man, went to
the doctor
to get a
physical.
A
few days
later,
the
doctor
saw Morris
walking
down
the street
with a
gorgeous young
woman
on
his arm. A
couple
of
days
later, the
doctor
spoke
to Morris
and said,
'You're really
doing
great,
aren't
you?'
Morris
replied,
'Just doing
what you said,
Doc: 'Get
a hot mamma
and be
cheerful.''
The
doctor said,
'I didn't say
that. I
said, 'You've
got a heart
murmur; be
careful.'
A
little
old
man
shuffled
slowly into an
ice cream
parlor
and pulled
himself
slowly,
painfully,
up
onto a stool...
After catching
his breath, he
ordered
The
waitress
asked kindly,
'Crushed
nuts?'
'No,'
he
replied,
'Arthritis.'
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