Laughter Is Good For The Soul

I was listening to a news story the other day about the plight of two mentally ill patients. Jim and Edna the two patients in this story. Were walking outside the hospital, when Jim fell in the deep end of the swimming pool. Jim unable to swim, sank to the bottom and lay there drowning. Edna had the presence of mind to jump in and rescue him as though she were a trained lifeguard.

They went back inside and word got around what Edna had done for Jim that day. News of what took place, impressed everyone that heard what happened. So much so, that it created a new diagnosis for Edna. The nurse on duty that day, unfortunately was the bearer of good and bad news. The good news she said "in light of your actions today we've determined that you are no longer insane. Based on those findings, arrangements for your dismissal will begin immediately".

The nurse told Edna to now brace herself for the bad news. She then continued "after Jim came back, he went in his room and hang himself with his bathrobe". Innocently Edna replied " he didn't do that. I didn't want him to catch a cold, so I hung him up to dry."