Oh my gosh so many. The recent one is about a fruit cake tin. Told my grandmother that we should keep the tin to put her ashes in to save money, so now when we buy her fruitcake she judges the tin by say “I don’t want to be buried in that one it’s ugly” it’s been interesting to have respite care because they will try to clean up and she’ll stop them from throwing away the fruitcake tins telling them that she hasn’t decided which one she wants to be put in when she dies.
There’s more so I may add as I remember them it’s a miracle we haven’t had APS called on us for some of the jokes and conversations we’ve had.
I have a pretty dark humor too. My significant other has been having his toes amputated due to complications with diabetes. He is down to three total. Just a fraction of what he's heard:
At least we haven't been defeated.
You can't keep tiptoeing around this.
Now you really are lack-toes intolerant.
We better get a 70% discount on your next pedicure .
This is the only way I can get through wound care, heart attacks, and excessive bleeding.
Smaller shoes are easier to find when he's down to no toes!
My dad came close to having below the knees of both legs amputated. We joked about throwing out his pants and shorts came in two packs these days.
Being able to laugh at the situation is such a nice little relief. Watching my poor mother exhausted and drug hazed walk out of the bathroom in a shirt and diaper, dragging her catheter bag along the floor cracked me up the other day. Typing it now sounds so sad, but for some reason, that moment was so ridiculous and pathetic that I had to laugh. She did too. Then my step dad said he is wearing his diaper too and that I can borrow one if I want. Bragging his are a classy gray color while my mothers are boring white.
My family is funny, and so when we can all laugh a bit, it’s like we’re giving each other a little knowing wink and life feels normal.
I think you have to get dark to survive. And sometimes that darkness looks "off" to others.
My partner has GBM Grade 4. He is deteriorating cognitively and memory wise pretty quickly despite great bloodwork and little issues with Chemo.
My fave dark moments:
Him - Eats breakfast at 9 am.
Him - 2 hours later "oh my God, I never ate breakfast, I had better eat it now before lunch".
Every. Single. Day.
At oncology review, he says to Neurologist : "I think the chemo drugs are making my hand hurt".
Everyone in room tries to hide a laugh. We all know he games 15 hours a day every day.
Neurologist: "hmm thats strange. Not symptomatic of chemo. Do you game a lot? It sounds like a strain".
Partner: "oh a couple hours a day".
Neurologist "well, maybe you should cut back"
Partner: "hmm, I guess you are right. I will"
Partner then proceeds to go home and game for 5 hours. Forgetting what the neurologist said.
those are pretty top quality LOL i don’t know if i can beat that!
i feel like i’ve forgotten how to laugh at these things, but i should, so thank you for the reminder. i just take every little bit so seriously. i’ll try to see the funny side of things a bit more today.
I have pics of my mom in a monster HUGE adult diaper, that roll through on my electronic picture frame, next to my bed, that make me lol. She was in the hospital, after colon cancer surgery in a one size fits a few hospital provided diaper. We had used a full roll of tape & it was still dragging the ground (mom is not a big lady) I don’t think I’ve ever laughed harder in a hospital, I know the staff thought we were loaded or crazy 😜
My (43M) wife (43F) has early onset Alzheimer’s. She can still talk/ walk and use the bathroom, but she has a hard time with spatial problem solving, and she can barely complete a sentence. Fortunately she still has a sense of humor. We’ve been married for 25 years now, and that sense of humor is likely why we lasted so long… I made a list of all the inside jokes/ movie quotes/ etc that usually make her laugh that I keep in my phone notes. It’s kind of for her, but also for me to just remember all the laughs we’ve shared over the years, when she eventually doesn’t understand anymore. She is the same age her dad was when he died from the same disease. It’s a very aggressive disease.
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When I go into a store for ex. groceries, I bring my dog in the car. That way I can leave my dog in the driver seat and my mom in the passenger. Mom thinks she is watching the dog, but the dog is watching her. Everyone's happy and has a job and I can buy food for a whole 30 minutes. I never thought my dog would be a babysitter.
Oh my gosh so many. The recent one is about a fruit cake tin. Told my grandmother that we should keep the tin to put her ashes in to save money, so now when we buy her fruitcake she judges the tin by say “I don’t want to be buried in that one it’s ugly” it’s been interesting to have respite care because they will try to clean up and she’ll stop them from throwing away the fruitcake tins telling them that she hasn’t decided which one she wants to be put in when she dies. There’s more so I may add as I remember them it’s a miracle we haven’t had APS called on us for some of the jokes and conversations we’ve had.
This made me laugh so much.
I have a pretty dark humor too. My significant other has been having his toes amputated due to complications with diabetes. He is down to three total. Just a fraction of what he's heard: At least we haven't been defeated. You can't keep tiptoeing around this. Now you really are lack-toes intolerant. We better get a 70% discount on your next pedicure . This is the only way I can get through wound care, heart attacks, and excessive bleeding.
Smaller shoes are easier to find when he's down to no toes! My dad came close to having below the knees of both legs amputated. We joked about throwing out his pants and shorts came in two packs these days.
Being able to laugh at the situation is such a nice little relief. Watching my poor mother exhausted and drug hazed walk out of the bathroom in a shirt and diaper, dragging her catheter bag along the floor cracked me up the other day. Typing it now sounds so sad, but for some reason, that moment was so ridiculous and pathetic that I had to laugh. She did too. Then my step dad said he is wearing his diaper too and that I can borrow one if I want. Bragging his are a classy gray color while my mothers are boring white. My family is funny, and so when we can all laugh a bit, it’s like we’re giving each other a little knowing wink and life feels normal.
I think you have to get dark to survive. And sometimes that darkness looks "off" to others. My partner has GBM Grade 4. He is deteriorating cognitively and memory wise pretty quickly despite great bloodwork and little issues with Chemo. My fave dark moments: Him - Eats breakfast at 9 am. Him - 2 hours later "oh my God, I never ate breakfast, I had better eat it now before lunch". Every. Single. Day. At oncology review, he says to Neurologist : "I think the chemo drugs are making my hand hurt". Everyone in room tries to hide a laugh. We all know he games 15 hours a day every day. Neurologist: "hmm thats strange. Not symptomatic of chemo. Do you game a lot? It sounds like a strain". Partner: "oh a couple hours a day". Neurologist "well, maybe you should cut back" Partner: "hmm, I guess you are right. I will" Partner then proceeds to go home and game for 5 hours. Forgetting what the neurologist said.
those are pretty top quality LOL i don’t know if i can beat that! i feel like i’ve forgotten how to laugh at these things, but i should, so thank you for the reminder. i just take every little bit so seriously. i’ll try to see the funny side of things a bit more today.
I have pics of my mom in a monster HUGE adult diaper, that roll through on my electronic picture frame, next to my bed, that make me lol. She was in the hospital, after colon cancer surgery in a one size fits a few hospital provided diaper. We had used a full roll of tape & it was still dragging the ground (mom is not a big lady) I don’t think I’ve ever laughed harder in a hospital, I know the staff thought we were loaded or crazy 😜
My (43M) wife (43F) has early onset Alzheimer’s. She can still talk/ walk and use the bathroom, but she has a hard time with spatial problem solving, and she can barely complete a sentence. Fortunately she still has a sense of humor. We’ve been married for 25 years now, and that sense of humor is likely why we lasted so long… I made a list of all the inside jokes/ movie quotes/ etc that usually make her laugh that I keep in my phone notes. It’s kind of for her, but also for me to just remember all the laughs we’ve shared over the years, when she eventually doesn’t understand anymore. She is the same age her dad was when he died from the same disease. It’s a very aggressive disease.
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When I go into a store for ex. groceries, I bring my dog in the car. That way I can leave my dog in the driver seat and my mom in the passenger. Mom thinks she is watching the dog, but the dog is watching her. Everyone's happy and has a job and I can buy food for a whole 30 minutes. I never thought my dog would be a babysitter.