One evening a family brings their frail, elderly mother to
the local nursing
home in Dublin and leaves her as planned, hoping she will
be well cared for. The next morning, the nurses bathe her, feed her a tasty
breakfast including All Bran and some toast, and set her in a chair at a window
overlooking a lovely flower garden. She seems OK, but after a while she slowly
starts to lean over sideways in her chair. Two attentive nurses immediately rush
up to catch her and straighten her up. Again she seems OK, but after a while she
starts to tilt to the other side. The nurses rush back and once more bring her
back upright. This goes on all morning.
Later on the family arrives to
see how yer ol' wan is adjusting to her new home. "So Ma, how is it here? Are
they treating you all right?" they ask. "It's pretty nice," she replies. "Except
them feckers won't let me fart." |
