When these things happen, you gotta laugh - you just gotta Driving home with me from dinner the other night, my mom asked if I had gas. I just wanted to tell you there's a service station around the corner if you need gas for your car. We laughed until our stomachs hurt. Mom and I do a lot of that. That goes for all older parents as well as their adult children looking out for them.
Laughter is good medicine.
It's helped my mother and me through many an otherwise unlaughable situation. You laugh at the absurdity of it all. When a friend asks for a ride and you need to squeeze her in between the packages of Depends, a new potty riser and fat-free cookies you're delivering to your mother. And if you cried, you'd never stop and life wouldn't be fun anymore. And without laughter and fun, life just wouldn't be worth living.