Wheelchair Ride

"Memory Problems"

An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's
house, and after eating, the wives left the table
and went into the kitchen. The two gentlemen
were talking, and one said, "Last night we went
out to a new restaurant and it was really great.
I would recommend it very highly."

The other man said, "What is the name of the
restaurant?"

The first man thought and thought and finally said,
  "What is the name of that flower you give to
someone you love? You know... the one that's
red and has thorns."

"Do you mean a rose?"

"Yes, that's the one," replied the man. He then
turned towards the kitchen and yelled, "Rose,
what's the name of that restaurant we went to
last night?"

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"Wheelchair Ride"

Hospital regulations require a wheelchair for
patients being discharged. However, while working
as a student nurse, I found one elderly gentleman--
already dressed and sitting on the bed with a
suitcase at his feet--who insisted he didn't need
my help to leave the hospital.

After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly
let me wheel him to the elevator. On the way down
I asked him if his wife was meeting him.

"I don't know," he said. "She's still upstairs in the
bathroom changing out of her hospital gown."
Received on Sat Jul 2 19:20:14 2005