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The Mind of a Water Pick – A Caregiver Shares Her Story
This post is from Mary Jollett who wanted to share her story with us. This is a reminder that caregiving has moments that are just plain funny. Sometimes you just have to laugh at the little bit of humor that comes from daily routines.
Mom has a lot a difficulty with oral hygiene. Her disabled right hand makes flossing out of the question. She uses a water pick as best she can. One evening, she wanted to clean her teeth thoroughly. She decided to use the water pick with some mouth wash added to the water in the reservoir. She placed the water pick in her mouth and turned it on. That is when all hell broke lose.
Have you ever seen a fire hose dance on the ground like a boa constrictor? The water pick filled her mouth to overflow . . . she was foaming at the mouth when she pulled it out. Before I could get hold of it, there was watered down mouth wash all over the ceiling, mirror, floor, Mom and me. Mom was making her usual muffled sounds of panic, “OH, OH, NOOOO!” I just starting laughing and couldn’t stop. What else was there to do? It reminded me of the old Woody Allen movie in which all the appliances take on minds of their own.
Come to think of it . . . Better keep an eye on those water picks and don’t forget to laugh!
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