For all we go through dealing with our elderly loved ones sometimes they say or do something so outrageous it's hard not to get a kick out of it. Mom informed me at our last visit that she was going to move to Oklahoma. Not only does mom not know a soul from there, she has never even visited there. She has barely been off the East Coast. I have no idea what brought this up, but she informed me she is no longer happy at her MC and was going to be moving and Oklahoma would be her new home. She also said she wants to play the stock market for fun. Mom is wheelchair bound, partially incontinent, hard of hearing, losing her eyesight and mentally ill, not exactly the best candidate for starting over in a new state alone. What has your loved one said or done that brought a laugh (though not in front of them) to your week?
Although it hasn't happened this week, my mom, who is age 97 1/2 and has cognitive problems that are worsening, still remembers that she doesn't like her first name and never has. Her name is one that has become very popular in recent years, so when I hear about babies that have it, I tell her, and I appreciate that this brings out this bit of her self: being annoyed with her parents for giving her the name. (She doesn't get mad.)