One evening, a family brings their frail, elderly mother to a nursing
home and leaves her, hoping she will be well cared for. The next
morning, the nurses bathe her, feed her a tasty breakfast, and set her
in a chair at a window overlooking a lovely flower garden.
She seems O.K. 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 O.K. 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, the family arrives to see how the old
woman 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
they won't let you fart." |
