Archive for October, 2010
This past Wednesday, I decided to go to the blood bank with my niece, Chrissy, who donates on a regular basis. I had never donated blood, or plasma, in the past because I was of the belief that since I was born with infantile jaundice, I could never give blood. I recently learned that my belief was false.
No illness is fun, but at times, funny things can happen. My aunt had Alzheimer’s and my uncle had another form of ‘sometimes’ dementia. Most of the time, my uncle was totally mentally together, but the odd day, he was lost. Reading the following true story will no doubt leave you slightly off center. Just imagine if you had to experience it in real life like I had done. I honestly think I am still slightly unbalanced from the experience.
This true story is written with all due respect to those who have ever lost a loved one. It is such a painful ordeal to endure. I know that there are times and places that one should never laugh, but sometimes at the darkest moments in life, the funniest of things can happen and it is hard not to laugh. Even in death, there can be humour. Perhaps when these comical events arise, it is a reminder that sometimes laughter is the best medicine.