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Conversations With Mother — Humor Makes the Day — Dementia & Alzheimer — Life Lessons -Psychology

EP McKnight, MEd
2 min readOct 21, 2019

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Humor connects souls like nothing else, bonding and sharing is paramount especially with love ones whose memory is affected!! Find that one thing that makes your love one smile and/or chuckle. Each is medicine to the soul!

Late Morning Early conversation Mother.

Mother: Hello.

Me: Hello, Mother!

Mother: I was sleeping.

Me: So early in the morning..

Mother: It’s raining..

Me: You tell me this everyday! Are you sure it’s raining?

Mother: Yeah! It’s raining. (to Caregiver) Isn’t it raining out there?

Caregiver: It will rain later tonight….

Me: Mother, I told you it’s not raining….you tell me this everyday

Mother: It’s raining! (to caregiver) Is it raining outside?

Caregiver: It will rain later tonight….

Me: Mother, you always say this…

Mother: (chuckles.) I thought it was raining..

Me: Open the backdoor so you can if it’s raining..

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EP McKnight, MEd
EP McKnight, MEd

Written by EP McKnight, MEd

Actress, Stage playwright, Author, Motivational Speaker, Teacher Fitness Coach. www.epmcknight.wixsite.epfitspiration Follow me: Tiktok, imdb.me/epmcknight

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