Comedian Live-Tweets Her Dying Father's Last Days
LA-based comedian Laurie Kilmartin's father, who has lung cancer, checked into a hospice on Feb. 20.
Kilmartin, who is a writer on Conan, has been live-tweeting from her father's bedside, sharing her family's experiences at a heartbreaking time.
Surrounding our Dad with love and sarcasm.
Laurie Kilmartin@anylaurie16Follow
Surrounding our Dad with love and sarcasm.
08:14 PM - 22 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Dad now in hospice. I told Dad if he sees Chris Hitchens, inform him that women not being funny wasn't the only thing he was wrong about.
Laurie Kilmartin@anylaurie16Follow
Dad now in hospice. I told Dad if he sees Chris Hitchens, inform him that women not being funny wasn't the only thing he was wrong about.
09:22 AM - 20 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
For Valentine's Day, I got my Dad a gift card from JC Penney. I said, "Dad, I want this card to expire before you do."
Laurie Kilmartin@anylaurie16Follow
For Valentine's Day, I got my Dad a gift card from JC Penney. I said, "Dad, I want this card to expire before you do."
08:43 AM - 20 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Hard to leave Dad's side. I am drawn to him like a moth to a flame (that's about to go out)
Laurie Kilmartin@anylaurie16Follow
Hard to leave Dad's side. I am drawn to him like a moth to a flame (that's about to go out)
08:17 AM - 26 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Dad can't talk, but if he could, I think he'd say, "You and your sister really messed up tonight's bed to chair transfer."
Laurie Kilmartin@anylaurie16Follow
Dad can't talk, but if he could, I think he'd say, "You and your sister really messed up tonight's bed to chair transfer."
12:10 AM - 26 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Kilmartin has caught the attention of Twitter the past few days.
Guys, @anylaurie16 is Live Tweeting taking care of her rapidly-dying-from-terminal-cancer dad and it is epic.
Patton Oswalt@pattonoswaltFollow
Guys, @anylaurie16 is Live Tweeting taking care of her rapidly-dying-from-terminal-cancer dad and it is epic.
11:03 PM - 25 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Losing Dad, gaining followers. The Lord truly works in mysterious ways.
Laurie Kilmartin@anylaurie16Follow
Losing Dad, gaining followers. The Lord truly works in mysterious ways.
10:32 PM - 25 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Many of her tweets lightheartedly poke fun at her dad, who served in the Army during the Korean War.
Dad has lung cancer. I offered to be Jesse to his Walt, but he didn't take me up on it.
Laurie Kilmartin@anylaurie16Follow
Dad has lung cancer. I offered to be Jesse to his Walt, but he didn't take me up on it.
12:45 AM - 26 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
True story. Found a letter from Dad. He was appalled I didn't have a prom date and he called the guys at my school "a bunch of bumblebees."
Laurie Kilmartin@anylaurie16Follow
True story. Found a letter from Dad. He was appalled I didn't have a prom date and he called the guys at my school "a bunch of bumblebees."
08:27 AM - 26 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Dad just let me turn on MSNBC during a Fox News commercial break. Time for Last Rites.
Laurie Kilmartin@anylaurie16Follow
Dad just let me turn on MSNBC during a Fox News commercial break. Time for Last Rites.
09:42 AM - 26 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Dad deploying his "I tired from cancer" excuse, leaving us to chat these boring visitors.
Laurie Kilmartin@anylaurie16Follow
Dad deploying his "I tired from cancer" excuse, leaving us to chat these boring visitors.
03:51 PM - 26 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Other times, she addresses the difficulty her family is going through with a spark of humor.
Guys, I'm just trying to grieve in advance, so I can relax and have fun at the funeral.
Laurie Kilmartin@anylaurie16Follow
Guys, I'm just trying to grieve in advance, so I can relax and have fun at the funeral.
10:15 PM - 25 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
7 yo son asked how Grandpa got lung cancer. I said, "Well, he quit a long time ago, but for many many years, Grandpa played Minecraft."
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7 yo son asked how Grandpa got lung cancer. I said, "Well, he quit a long time ago, but for many many years, Grandpa played Minecraft."
08:38 AM - 26 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Every day, I set a new goal of not seeing Dad's genitals when I help him off the toilet.
Laurie Kilmartin@anylaurie16Follow
Every day, I set a new goal of not seeing Dad's genitals when I help him off the toilet.
10:57 PM - 25 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
For the first time, our suffer-in-silence Dad said his pain was a "10." Although that could've been because we were watching The View.
Laurie Kilmartin@anylaurie16Follow
For the first time, our suffer-in-silence Dad said his pain was a "10." Although that could've been because we were watching The View.
02:33 PM - 26 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Hospice said signs my Dad's body is shutting down: loss of appetite, loss of thirst and him looking me in the eye and calling me "handsome."
Laurie Kilmartin@anylaurie16Follow
Hospice said signs my Dad's body is shutting down: loss of appetite, loss of thirst and him looking me in the eye and calling me "handsome."
10:11 PM - 25 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
And sometimes, she doesn't need to say anything at all.
55 years