19/01/22 Dads New room Dementia adventure and a visit from his Sister.

A few days ago I went over to see Dad. He was very excited because of the “new room we have found, did you know about this room?”

“What new room have you found Dad”

“This on up here, you go through this door and look here it is”

Dad took me into the room we grandly call the study, it has lots of books in and paperwork. It does contain Dads huge collection of jigsaws too. Its certainly not new, maybe not used very much now. Dad is mostly found in his chair, and Mum has to be in the same room as him or Dad gets very distressed. In this “new room” was Mum and Dads cup of tea and a half done jigsaw. Mum decided that they would have a change of scenery while the cleaner was in the main room, so took in some tea and biscuits. Dad, however was amazed. He looked round at all the books

“have we read all of these?

He then started on the pictures

“Have I really walked all the way up that big mountain?” this was a picture of Snowdon, in the rain of course.

“I think that is me dressed up as a witch” Dad has been the Winster Morris Witch since I was about 10. Now the honour has passed down to me.

“Look that's Timmy”. Timmy was Dads first dog he had when he lived in Nottingham with his Mum and Dad, many many years ago.

“Timmy would know when my car came home”. Dad tells me stories about how Timmy followed him home on night and stayed with them, he chats away.

“Do you know who is with him Dad?”

“Don't know, is that me?”. Timmy is on the doorstep with my Grandad, Dads Dad.

“Its your Dad”

“Are you sure? I am not sure”

He gives me that look that says he thinks I am making it up but he is not going to say anything.

We then go and check on the hedgehogs, have a little dance, and wander to the shop.

At the weekend my Aunt, Dads sister, and Uncle come to visit. We talk about the photo, and about my Aunts and Dads house in Woodbine Villa. Dad is not too sure that they all lived there together, and he is surprised that his sister even knows about it. They chat away about the old house. I found out the Dad introduced his sister to her now husband. However, it being my Dad, he introduced her using her second name. It was a few weeks before she had to admit what her real name was!

I find it so funny to hear old stories about my Dad that I did not know before. He could be so cheeky sometimes.