Charity Humor

These past 2 weeks in Tenango, our nurses and paramedics met with over 3500 people needing medical care. Many were from deeply impoverished situations and grateful for any and all forms of charity. One nurse reported that she provided care for an ancient Tzeltal couple that spoke no Spanish or English. The man was 90 years old and an obvious beneficiary of the generosity of someone. How could we tell, you ask? Well... his well-worn t-shirt read, and I quote:

Co-Ed Naked Bingo!

What do you think? Assuming that he had no idea what the words on his t-shirt meant, the nurse stiffled her chuckle and proceeded with her assessment of his needs. Since no one around him knew what his t-shirt said, this likely clothing donation was meeting his needs quite well.

Even in the midst of great poverty and distress, there's humor and irony. Let's hope the gentleman involved doesn't decide to take up naked bingo or those nurses would never be able to contain their laughter!