I call home each day to check on Dad's health status. Yesterday, my mother, seemingly exasperated, muttered, "Oh, this should tell you how he's feeling. Whenever someone comes to visit, hhe has to demonstrate his "parlor trick.""

After a pause, she explained that whether friends or family drop by, Dad corrals them into the bathroom to show them his "trick": he unzips his pants, pulls out the catheter bag and exclaims, "Check out how I pee!" while posing like a greek fountain with the bag streaming neatly into the toilet.

I reassured my mortified mother noting, "Well, he's adding levity to the situation. They do say that people with a sense of humor heal  more quickly."

But what about people with a great LACK of sense of modesty and good manners?!

Now I know where I get it from. Ah dad - what a character he is!