A reporter asked me, “Are your caregiving duties different as you now care for your wife, Gracie, with the COVID-19 virus?”
We often hear that question when people learn of our 30-plus years through a medical nightmare. From Gracie’s 80 surgeries to multiple emboli, bouts with MRSA, severe chronic pain, and now the COVID-19, Gracie and I are no stranger to brutal realities. Yet, we’ve discovered joy, strength, and even humor in often dire challenges.
Humor heals, and laughter is permitted — even in pain, loss and sorrow. If you doubt it, watch John Cleese eulogize Graham Chapman. Ask Jay Leno to tell you the story of standing at Rodney Dangerfield’s deathbed. Or ask my wife. When you exchange your misery for just a few minutes of laughter per day, watch how your life changes.Without missing a beat, the distracted manicurist said, “OK, maybe next time!"While we may never feel better about the heartache of this virus or any of the challenges we face, we’re going to get through this. In doing so, we’ll discover “feeling better” can’t be our highest goal. The goal is to BE better.
A sense of humor can detach from heartache without detaching from the person. Like most caregivers, I possess a painfully serious side. Yet intense situations and somberness often need a release. Humor helps.
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