Laughter Kills...

...so do it in the company of loved ones.

No joke.

The best friend and I are in LA for the week and almost had to cut the "vacay" short due to emergency circumstance.

What happened?

D'Avonna laughed herself into hyperventilation & almost died.

NO LIE.
Who knew that was even possible???

The scene: Dee & I were relaxing in our respective beds in the hotel room, watching TV, & cooling out. All of a sudden, I turn my head and Dee is standing on her bed with a crazed look of intent - this fool was about to jump from her bed onto mine.

Guess what happens next, folks...

Dee jumps, almost falls between the beds and hits my mattress so hard it moves...

This is where the laughter begins.

We were both laughing from the belly up, deep hearty guffaws & ha ha's, but then something (even funnier than the leap) was said - I am not at liberty to share that something - and the problems get going from here.

Dee got up and ambled, laughing all the way, over towards the kitchenette sink and falls to her knees with The Giggles. She and laugh even more and we are both knee, floor, mattress slapping at this point. Then Dee's laughter gets higher in its pitch and she falls over, still smiling. I took pictures during my own tee-heeing until I notice the change in DeeDee's face. Her smile has changed into a grimace and she starts weezing between each laugh.

No air is going in.

Only laughter is coming out.

BAD COMBINATION.

This is where the Mama instinct hits and I attempt to get Miss Laugh-a-lot to calm down.

"Dee, breathe...it's not funny anymore...shhhh....calm down..." This goes on for about 10 minutes until the laughter subsides. THANK KRISHNA! BEST FRIEND IS ALRIGHT!

How would I have explained to Dee's momma that she was hospitalized on vacation from laughing too much...WHILE NOT DRUNK??? (She has hyperventilated before...in her mother's presence...she was drunk and 911 was called in that instance. The result: Dee getting slapped by a large paramedic and the audacity shook her out of the whole not breathing thing...)

Moral of the story: Laugh with caution! And in the company of people who care about you and can calm your ass down when the need be.

Also...I'm a Superhero. That is all.