Daily Joke: The Heartbroken Woman and the Shaky Truth

Arthur and Beatrice, two spry and spirited residents at the Whispering Pines Assisted Living facility, had been carrying on a torrid, late-night “affair.” It wasn’t anything too scandalous—mostly just sneaking down to the common room after lights out, watching old John Wayne movies on the muted TV, with Beatrice keeping her hand comfortably resting on Arthur’s manhood. It was their little secret, a spark of romance in the quiet halls of the nursing home.

But then, out of the blue, Arthur abruptly ended the romance. He gently but firmly told Beatrice he was seeing someone else.

Beatrice was absolutely heartbroken. She cornered him in the hallway the next day near the dessert cart, tears welling in her eyes, her voice trembling with a mix of betrayal and fierce curiosity. She demanded, “What does this new woman have that I don’t?!”

Arthur paused. He adjusted his glasses, looked at his devastated former lover, and gave her a calm, knowing smile.

“Parkinson’s disease.”