Recently I was introduced to a Spanish woman, Susana Garcia who has been involved in setting up a blog Moving Your Soul, by Kay Bransford. Susana and I stay in touch via email, and she has sent me a video made about family’s experience of living with her father who has Alzheimer’s dementia. It is profoundly and deeply moving, and highlights another way to be with someone with dementia. Please watch this beautiful tribute to being with a person with dementia. My husband watched it yesterday, and wrote this to me;
“What a great video. Fantastically done. Hopefully with people showing respect, dignity this should be mandatory viewing within aged care.”
Facundo, with love, with humor. English subtitles from Somaweb.es | David González on Vimeo.
Wow, this video is just lovely, Kate-and they are a very special family-and what a wonderful person Susanna is-her family are so lovely and selfless and there support to her dad has been absolutely wonderful-thank you for sharing this-i hope you and Susanna get to meet one day in person one day.
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Hey Sam… we did get to meet, a few years ago now in London! It was wonderful xx
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Fabulous! I am so glad you did!😊
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wow how truly lovely is their story. im with pete should be viewed within aged care homes, god bless you kate for showing this to us all. to the moon and back miss you heaps n heaps. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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ditto to the missing you heaps and heaps too xoxoxoxoxoxox
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Gloomychops here again. I so envy people whose relatives are still able to stand unaided and express positive reactions to their visitors. My darling sister can do neither of these things and it desperately upsets me. Lovely video.
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Gloomychops here again. I’m just so envious of people whose relatives can still stand and move unaided and who still respond positively when their visitors arrive. My darling sister can do neither of these things and I find it desperately upsetting. Lovely video.
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What a beautiful video and family! Also very neatly articulates a few of your previous posts Kate, particularly the, “the more relaxed you or the carer is, the more relaxed my father will be”. Simple stuff, but often overlooked or just not understood. Thanks for sharing this one.
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Thanks Josh, yes it is wonderful, and I’m thrilled you think it articulates some of my blogs, that is quite a compliment! I’ve just watched it again with my carer, and we both cried. Susana and her family are so honourabe and loving, I feel Blessed to have been allowed into their world.
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