This is a very special video of Bob dancing with Shani. It was the day after Shani and Earl got married and rather than sleep in and sit around the pool they chose to visit the nursing home. The fact that this young couple dressed up in their wedding outfits just for the residents was really appreciated.
The nursing home was buzzing and people were crying as the bride danced with Bob. It was the first time in many years that the residents had seen a real bride, and the first time ever a bride and groom had visited the home. I thought it was funny that Dad still held onto his comb while he danced with Shani…This is dementia.
Well done Shani and Earl for thinking of others and making someone else’s day on the biggest day of your lives. Congratulations……
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It must be something with men and dementia and combs! My Dad liked wrapping things up … and putting them in safe (read novel) places. Recently, while sorting through the belongings at the family home after my Mum (and a decade after Dad died) I found an old comb, wrapped tightly in a paper towel and secured with an elastic band tucked away in the bedroom dressing table.
Mum, no doubt kept it as a small but emotional memory of the “journey”.
Do you have any tips about starting a Blog Diary? I’d like to do one for my Mum and Dad but concerned it might be complex.
Bob is looking very happy.