The one time I needed him to co-sign a check of mine while we were at the bank – that’s when he decided to have an angina attack. He was kind of like Jack Benny’s character thrifty, a child of the depression. Lifestyle eventually caught up with him: he had a heart attack and was inoperable. Subsequently, Dad recovered – not 100% – but he definitely mellowed with age. So it took disease and catastrophe to bond with him! But it’s the great humbling compromiser when somebody gets whammed like that. I shaved him in his hospital bed – and all of that was bonding. But over the next few days, I got a local rabbi to say a prayer for Dad. He wanted me to check the race results.“ Genuine bonding so often begins at End of Life Ironically, though, I found that I was catching most of what he was saying and realized, My God, I speak Stroke! It was like a game show where I’d get clues and then … well, it turns out Dad had an Off Track Betting ticket – a triple – in his pocket. Because of the stroke his speech was very garbled. But I believe I bonded with my dad when he became sick.Īnyhow, my mom couldn’t understand a word Dad was saying. I don’t know if I ever quite bonded with her because of that. Let me tell you: we had a very, very, very bad relationship, most of my childhood. I got in there and saw that he had a pretty bad stroke. All of a sudden there was my dad being carried out on a gurney. My friends were dropping me off at my parents’ house and there was an ambulance out front. When he got a stroke, it was on Passover, in Queens. I remember those as a tough number of years. “My dad, David died after a stroke and four heart attacks. First digest your loss Suicide means you’ve bought the lies If you’re not eligible for flag-folding, think what else they could fold Your To Do List Don’t be surprised to discover you speak fluent “Stroke” Visit him at Don’t be surprised to discover you speak fluent “Stroke” Genuine bonding so often begins at End of Life Improve your chances to get a letter from Dad the day of his funeral Your parents can be 99% forgiven if their parents didn’t know any better It’s ok to laugh at any stereotype if there’s truth behind it Don’t stuff your feelings with comfort food. In the works is a book, “A Lot On My Plate,” about his lifetime affair with yo-yo dieting.

This and more, when memory artist, Nancy Gershman talks with comic, Steve Mittleman who travels the world doing stand-up for corporate events and private functions.

It’s easy to forgive the hardest parent when they thank you through tears with: “Nobody cared for me as much in my whole life!” Or when they write a letter that gets delivered to you on the day of their funeral. Storytelling Gifts To Wear, Mail and Display.

A Gift of Memory To Make You Laugh and Cry.

Renovate Your Mind With a Memory Artist.

Healing Gift Ideas For You Or Someone Else.

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