Warning, this bit of humor may seem too dark for some but I have to share what Mom said.

While Mom was in the hospital the nurse came in to see if Bro was still around to sign the DNR to take home. He was gone but I told her Mom could sign or give me permision in front of witnesses to sign for her.

The eyebrows went up, she said prove it. She started with hard questions like "What year is it?". Mom says, "I quit keeping track when I was 85". She asks "Who is the president?" Mom says, "Does it make a real difference?".

I interrupt with "who are you?", she answers that one, I ask "who am I?", she answers. I ask, "Where are you?"

She split a huge grin and said "I am right here, where are you?"

Krap, nurse thought it was the wrong answer. Oh well.

I also asked her if she knew what a DNR was for. She looked confused. I told her that it means that if she dies, they have to let her go. They can't mess with her anymore. She sank back in her pillow and said "Good".

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Hi Sarah K. Hmm, she doesn't sound confused to me Yep, she sounds like one of my Mom's kind. Good luck to you. Gotta love 'em.

I am in a situation myself where I am caring for my husbands grandmother, she is 84 and has alzheimers. She fainted in church about a month ago and when she came to they put her in a wheelchair and waited for the ambulance. When they asked her where she was she said in God's house, they asked if she had a DNR, she said, "Yes, his name is God, and when he wants me you won't be able to resuccitate me!"

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When the question was "do you know who I am" her response was.."yes, you are the little shitass that tells my daughter that my brain is dying!"

OMG!!! ROTFLMAO I just spewed coffee on my keyboard!! GOOD for her!!! GO Mom!!

Pfffttt!!!! DITTO!!

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When the question was "do you know who I am" her response was.."yes, you are the little shitass that tells my daughter that my brain is dying!"

OMG!!! ROTFLMAO I just spewed coffee on my keyboard!! GOOD for her!!! GO Mom!!

Not dark at all for this group. *S* And BC..your mom sounds like she is still a fun lady. Mom is so used to me answering questions for her and the doc talking to me that it confused her a bit when he told her that she was to answer this time, not me. She then proceeded to "play his game". When the question was "do you know who I am" her response was.."yes, you are the little shitass that tells my daughter that my brain is dying!" Thankfully, he has been her doc long enough that he knows this is one of her favorite words and she says it all the time. It still amazes me that she can answer and act normally when called for...well, at least some of the time.

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I'll never forget her birthday last year, a week before her death. My sister and I stood side by side (which confused her mightily) and reminded her that WE were her babies. She told us we were a little OLD for that...

A memory that will be dear to you forever.

Mom isn't exactly squeezable these days, but she will get the message.

God love her!! Please squeeze her for me!!!

My mom may have been a little adrift in space & time, and had forgotten the meaning of the medical acronyms, but she never failed to make her desire known that "if it stops, DO NOT RESTART!" Your mom may not have gotten the questions right enough for the nurse or for a lawyer, but her wishes were crystal clear!

Reminds me of when the shrink asked Mom who was president, and she replied, drippng with exasperation, "George Bush, the idiot son."

She HATED those "orientation" questions and became very skilled at sidestepping them and putting those who asked them in their place (including yours truly!).

She was always able to tell me my name (the WHOLE maiden name - she never remembered I had married) and that I was her daughter. A few times when she was very ill, she said I was her mother, and while the strict definition of relationships had escaped her, she wasn't really wrong!

I'll never forget her birthday last year, a week before her death. My sister and I stood side by side (which confused her mightily) and reminded her that WE were her babies. She told us we were a little OLD for that...

It's nice to know that is exactly what she wants too. I remember the first time I was asked what to do if my Dad's heart stopped I was like WHAT? I mean to just hear that threw me for a loop. You Mom sounds sweet.

My dad has had more than a few heart/vascular related surgeries. Every time they wheel him from his room to the OR, we can hear him telling the transport folks, "Now you remember to tell the doctor that if I die on the table, I won't know it, so DON'T BRING ME BACK!"
Can't get a much better DNR than that, can ya'?

LOL!!! Bless her heart!

Sorry BC not too dark for this gal here

Gotta love her! LMAO!