Funny Thing About Deafness

My mother (photo below), for whom I am a caregiver, doesn't hear much anymore.  At least we don't think she hears much.  She has a hearing loss that conventional hearing aids don't really help all that much.  I think our neighbors hear more of me yelling things to her than she does.  They probably know all my intimate secrets and Mom still doesn't have a clue.  Having any type of private conversation with her is impossible unless I write it down for her to read which is time consuming and, as Mom always told me, "Don't put anything in writing!".  (heavy sigh)

Well, you can see I have trouble communicating all day, poor Mom.  I know when she can't hear what I said, she gets a particular look on her face as if to tell me, "I have no idea what is going on, what you said, or how to respond to what you said, I'm confused and scared."  At least that is my interpretation of the look I get whenever I try to talk to Mom. 

In the midst of my frustration, headache,  and painful throat  that is raw from straining so Mom could hear me, a dear friend sent me the following funny in my email.  It originates from the site mickeysFunnies.com * where you'll find a whole slew of funnies just like this one:
(Thank you Pops)

Start the funny now!

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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her about it, he called the family doctor to discuss the problem. The doctor told him there was a simple, informal test he could perform to give the doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.

"Here's what you do," said the doctor, "Stand about 40 feet away from her and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."

That evening his wife was in the kitchen cooking dinner and he was in the den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."

Then in a normal tone he asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?" No response.

So he moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?" Still no response.

Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?" Again he gets no response.

So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's for dinner?" Again, no response.

So he walks right up behind her.

"Honey, what's for dinner?"

"RALPH, FOR THE FIFTH TIME, CHICKEN!"

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 This one's for you, Mom!

* Mickey says you may redistribute this funny at will, and to please share the link to mickeysFunnies.com as you do.

Hey Mom!  Did you eat your dinner before you got into all that chocolate????  

(Ignores me with a  blank stare as if she didn't hear me... hmmmm...)