I was listening to Marc Maron talking to Dana Gould - a comedian - on Marc's WTF podcast.
They were discussing aging parents. Marc's dad is experiencing dementia. Marc often talks about how hard it is to deal with, how hard it is to see. Of course he slips humor in there as well, which I respect - you can joke about these things, you don't always have to be all doom and gloom.
Dana's dad is 91 and is also slipping into dementia. Whoever is with him "helps" him remember things. But apparently he is doing OK, considering.
Dana's mom is in very bad shape. He said she is sick in bed and will probably never get up again.
He also said "Nobody's buying her any green bananas."
I burst out laughing at that one.
Now that"s funny....I had to write that one down...with all my friends up there in age I'm sure I'll use it...lets hope more than once..
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