Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Sometimes you DO need to make light of your ailments....
Another stellar article from But You Don't Look Sick. I think even healthy folks will get some giggles out of this one:
Sick Humor: "Re-Finding" the Funny
I know ill health is usually considered a serious matter, but sometimes diffusing the tension is the only coping device we have. When my mother was undergoing radiation treatment, she lost all her hair. I went to visit her in the hospital, not having been allowed near her for an entire month while I was recovering from bronchitis, and I did not know about the hair loss. I walked right past her room because I did not recognize the person in there! I was so mortified that she noticed, but then she said, "I kinda look like Yoda now, don't I? Yo-da-Mom!" Now, how can you NOT laugh at that?
Sick Humor: "Re-Finding" the Funny
I know ill health is usually considered a serious matter, but sometimes diffusing the tension is the only coping device we have. When my mother was undergoing radiation treatment, she lost all her hair. I went to visit her in the hospital, not having been allowed near her for an entire month while I was recovering from bronchitis, and I did not know about the hair loss. I walked right past her room because I did not recognize the person in there! I was so mortified that she noticed, but then she said, "I kinda look like Yoda now, don't I? Yo-da-Mom!" Now, how can you NOT laugh at that?
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