Re: Courage--loved the story

[Guest guest]

Well, this is just chuckle after chuckle this morning reading these

posts!!! Thanks for sharing. Guess I'll add one, too, although

more of just a smile than a chuckle!

Dad is mildly concerned about the trustworthiness of the staff at

his facility. (Not quite paranoid, but perhaps a bit more than

normal.) So he hides his wallet when he takes showers.

As you can guess, he can't find his wallet later. He now tells

people that he is hiding the wallet from himself! We're glad he can

see the humor, too.

With more smiles,

Lori

> Courage,

> Thanks for sharing the story. I think we have to look for the

humor

> in LBD. If we didn't, we would be crying all the time! Once, I

had

> to find a bathroom for my dad in public. Of course, there were

> no " family bathrooms " in the place and he was in a wheelchair and

> needed assistance in the bathroom. So, against my better

judgement,

> I had my sister " guard " the mens room door at Wal-Mart. I took

dad

> in to the handicap stall and assisted him to the toilet. I could

> hear my sister telling the men that I was in there helping my

dad.

> Guess what? They didn't care! When I came out of the stall, men

> lined the urinals!! I was so embarrassed! I quickly turned my

head

> to the wall, backed my dad out of the restroom and in the process,

> knocked over the garbage can! One old fella held the door for me

> and smiled politely and told me to have a nice day! When I came

> out, my sister was rolling on the floor then took off to the

Ladies

> room cause she knew I was ready to kill her. She thought it was

> hysterical! Dad got a chuckle as I ran down an isle seeking cover

> from anyone who may have seen me in there. Now of course we all

> laugh about it. It was kind of funny!

> Donna P. (laughing with cheeks slightly red)

[Guest guest]

I know I typed a repy to Courage's very humorous story, but it seems

that it did not register. But thanks for the morning chuckle! I

know it had to be tough at the time, but the retelling is hilarious!!

> Courage,

> Thanks for sharing the story. I think we have to look for the

humor

> in LBD. If we didn't, we would be crying all the time! Once, I

had

> to find a bathroom for my dad in public. Of course, there were

> no " family bathrooms " in the place and he was in a wheelchair and

> needed assistance in the bathroom. So, against my better

judgement,

> I had my sister " guard " the mens room door at Wal-Mart. I took

dad

> in to the handicap stall and assisted him to the toilet. I could

> hear my sister telling the men that I was in there helping my

dad.

> Guess what? They didn't care! When I came out of the stall, men

> lined the urinals!! I was so embarrassed! I quickly turned my

head

> to the wall, backed my dad out of the restroom and in the process,

> knocked over the garbage can! One old fella held the door for me

> and smiled politely and told me to have a nice day! When I came

> out, my sister was rolling on the floor then took off to the

Ladies

> room cause she knew I was ready to kill her. She thought it was

> hysterical! Dad got a chuckle as I ran down an isle seeking cover

> from anyone who may have seen me in there. Now of course we all

> laugh about it. It was kind of funny!

> Donna P. (laughing with cheeks slightly red)

[Guest guest]

That's a good one. Maybe we should start a " funny " file where we can

all share our mishaps and funnier moments. Perhaps in the future if we

get enough of these stories we can have a book published will all

proceeds going to our Association?

Courage

Donna wrote:

> Courage,

> Thanks for sharing the story. I think we have to look for the humor

> in LBD. If we didn't, we would be crying all the time! Once, I had

> to find a bathroom for my dad in public. Of course, there were

> no " family bathrooms " in the place and he was in a wheelchair and

> needed assistance in the bathroom. So, against my better judgement,

> I had my sister " guard " the mens room door at Wal-Mart. I took dad

> in to the handicap stall and assisted him to the toilet. I could

> hear my sister telling the men that I was in there helping my dad.

> Guess what? They didn't care! When I came out of the stall, men

> lined the urinals!! I was so embarrassed! I quickly turned my head

> to the wall, backed my dad out of the restroom and in the process,

> knocked over the garbage can! One old fella held the door for me

> and smiled politely and told me to have a nice day! When I came

> out, my sister was rolling on the floor then took off to the Ladies

> room cause she knew I was ready to kill her. She thought it was

> hysterical! Dad got a chuckle as I ran down an isle seeking cover

> from anyone who may have seen me in there. Now of course we all

> laugh about it. It was kind of funny!

> Donna P. (laughing with cheeks slightly red)

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> Welcome to LBDcaregivers.

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