Laughing in the hospital

No medication will fight off my grandfather’s sense of humor

Shamontiel L. Vaughn
Tickled
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6 min readMay 14, 2020

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I was 15 minutes too early for visiting hours, and I sat in the waiting room tapping away on my smartphone. I was there for the long haul, wanting to be with my grandfather for as long as I possibly could. Although the hospital was the last place I wanted him to spend his 95th birthday, I still brought a birthday card…

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Shamontiel L. Vaughn
Tickled
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When I'm not writing about news, politics and relationships on "We Need to Talk" or cracking jokes on "Tickled," find me on Substack. Visit Shamontiel.com