My dad's life in the nursing home requires me to have several skills, among them is PD (Pajama Detective). Although we personal do all of my dad's laundry, many pieces find their way into the black hole that is the route between his room and the on site laundry facility. I used to cry, beg and plead with the keepers of the laundry when a piece or two went missing. However, that required me to carry around the orphan pieces. iPhone to the rescue! I began to take pictures of the orphans and show them to the various nurses and CNAs.
As I headed out after a visit with my dad today, I saw Mr. Fred (another resident) wearing a nice sweater and my dad's pajama bottoms. Mr. Fred is a man of very few words (two), so I decided to address this with a higher power (a nurse). She assured me that the company had likely made more than "one pair" of these pajamas. The lightbulb went on and I whipped out my iphone which had a picture of the pajamas top, which was resting comfortably at my home.
Convincing Mr. Fred was a matter they didn't want to deal with, but after weighing the issue of dealing with me, they decided to confront Mr. Fred. After several grunts and more than a few "noooo"s, the CNA emerged from the room with the pajama bottoms. I was happy when she offered to put them in a plastic bag.
I thanked her, tipped my hat and walked off into the sunset. OK, that last part was embellished. I just left the facility, proudly holding the dirty pajama bottoms. I think I won.
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I see this going into syndication! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThat was hillarious--imagine having a pic of dad's PJ top on your phone. Yep, you won!
ReplyDeleteNow you can add PD to your resume of many talents. You should write a book because you certainly know how to spin a story.
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