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Our elderly neighbour passed away recently. His daughter popped round a few moments ago clutching a large plastic sack. In the sack were all the Christmas presents heād bought for *our* daughter for the next thirteen years. 
I miscounted. Itās fourteen gifts.
He always told us heād live till he was 100-years-old, so these gifts would have taken him up to our little girlās 16th Christmas.
He always told us heād live till he was 100-years-old, so these gifts would have taken him up to our little girlās 16th Christmas.
My wife and I think it might make a nice Christmas tradition to give our daughter āa present from Kenā for the next 14 years.
Issue is, we really have to open them now. Nobody wants to give a fifteen-year-old Duplo!
Issue is, we really have to open them now. Nobody wants to give a fifteen-year-old Duplo!
What do you all think?
Thereās some press interest in this story, so let me tell you a bit about the man:
Ken was a former salvage diver, seaman, carpenter, baker...
The first time I met him, he was bouncing a 20ft ladder across the face of his house.
He was on top.
He was 83 at the time.
Ken was a former salvage diver, seaman, carpenter, baker...
The first time I met him, he was bouncing a 20ft ladder across the face of his house.
He was on top.
He was 83 at the time.
Our dog loved him. I mean, genuine visceral love. It was mainly due to the chocolate digestive biscuits he gave her on first meeting. Sheād scream whenever she saw him. Really scream. Like a banshee. Heād call her āmy darlingā and āsweetheartā.
This is her first meeting.
This is her first meeting.
He played the accordion. Weād hear the strains of oompah drift through the kitchen wall late at night.
He said heād live to 100.
He planned to do this again... https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/14843839.daredevil-85-year-old-takes-to-the-skies/
He said heād live to 100.
He planned to do this again... https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/14843839.daredevil-85-year-old-takes-to-the-skies/
We opened one. We couldnāt resist.
Iāve just done interviews with @BBCWalesNews and @WalesOnline, and had the pleasure of an emotional chat with @bbcworldserviceās @JackieLeonard01 - which will be on a little later, Iād hazard.
I dare you not to cry
Still to come: @theipaper
I dare you not to cry
Still to come: @theipaper
And now @TwitterMoments have jumped on board!
I sincerely hope Iāve done Ken and his family justice in all this.
(Itās starting to feel like the plot of a Richard Curtis Christmas film) https://twitter.com/i/moments/1074967464440750082
I sincerely hope Iāve done Ken and his family justice in all this.
(Itās starting to feel like the plot of a Richard Curtis Christmas film) https://twitter.com/i/moments/1074967464440750082
I canāt track all the messages from journos in my notifications, so if you want to discuss, my DMs are open.
My life rn.
My phone hasnāt stopped ringing all day.
To those journos whoāve left voicemails, just call again. Iāll try to get round to you all.
To those journos whoāve left voicemails, just call again. Iāll try to get round to you all.
About to speak with @BBCRadioWales top news team!
Tomi Ungerer's team has DM'd me.
Tomi was really touched by the story, and would love to sign the bookā¦Ā https://twitter.com/OwsWills/status/1074806236233809920
Tomi was really touched by the story, and would love to sign the bookā¦
Ā https://twitter.com/OwsWills/status/1074806236233809920
So thatās a pretty conclusive result.
Message received loud and clear, Twitter! https://twitter.com/owswills/status/1074753626546020354?s=21
Message received loud and clear, Twitter! https://twitter.com/owswills/status/1074753626546020354?s=21
Today has been insane.
Utterly utterly insane. https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqSQgKIkNDQklTTERvSmMzUnZjbmt0TXpZd1NoOGFIV1J3T0hVeGFHRlRhMTkxU2tscFRVUkJNRXRHUVdodFRXODRPR05OS0FBUAE?q=two+year+old+christmas+gifts&lr=English&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwis4PSGnarfAhWRG3wKHU76DMwQqgIILTAA&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en
Utterly utterly insane. https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqSQgKIkNDQklTTERvSmMzUnZjbmt0TXpZd1NoOGFIV1J3T0hVeGFHRlRhMTkxU2tscFRVUkJNRXRHUVdodFRXODRPR05OS0FBUAE?q=two+year+old+christmas+gifts&lr=English&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwis4PSGnarfAhWRG3wKHU76DMwQqgIILTAA&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en
I need a nap.
We're definitely going to open one every year till 2032, by the way. It'll be our way of remembering an immensely generous gentleman - our new Christmas tradition.
We'll add the pics to this thread for as long as Twitter is still a thing!
We'll add the pics to this thread for as long as Twitter is still a thing!
Because Iāve been asked numerous times, this is Wci (pronounced āWookieā).
Sheās the sweetest little thing, we rescued her from @CardiffDogs in 2012.
Sheās a Chinese Crested Powderpuff / Japanese Spitz cross - according to our vet.
(She was Kenās friend)
Sheās the sweetest little thing, we rescued her from @CardiffDogs in 2012.
Sheās a Chinese Crested Powderpuff / Japanese Spitz cross - according to our vet.
(She was Kenās friend)
I know how @kanyewest feels
Oh the glamour of talking with @CBC in Canada from the other side of the Atlantic!
I really enjoyed this interview, @cbcradio are lovely people.
(Thereās a ālisten againā button at the top of the article) https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-december-21-2018-1.4952677/a-dying-man-left-14-gifts-for-his-neighbour-s-young-daughter-1-a-year-until-her-16th-birthday-1.4952680
(Thereās a ālisten againā button at the top of the article) https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-december-21-2018-1.4952677/a-dying-man-left-14-gifts-for-his-neighbour-s-young-daughter-1-a-year-until-her-16th-birthday-1.4952680
I got to regale @carolvorders with Kenās story, amongst (numerous!) other things this afternoon - you can listen in full on @BBCRadioWales Christmas Day.
Hereās another lovely retelling of our little Christmas miracle c/o @cradnofsky at the @TODAYshow.
@NBCUniversalās Carrie Radnofsky took a lot of time and care over this - we really appreciate her work
https://twitter.com/todayshow/status/1076606318495043584?s=21
@NBCUniversalās Carrie Radnofsky took a lot of time and care over this - we really appreciate her work
https://twitter.com/todayshow/status/1076606318495043584?s=21
As the smallest member of Team Williams heads to bed, hereās our chance to wish you all a very Merry Christmas - Nadolig Llawen - in what must have been the most unexpectedly magical week of our lives!
We await Kenās first gift of 14 with no little anticipation! #BeMoreKen
We await Kenās first gift of 14 with no little anticipation! #BeMoreKen
Kenās present number 2 is open!
(Itās the strangest feeling to see these gifts finally being unwrapped - like thoughts and memories lost in time, suddenly discovered. An oddly emotional moment for us)
#BeMoreKen
(Itās the strangest feeling to see these gifts finally being unwrapped - like thoughts and memories lost in time, suddenly discovered. An oddly emotional moment for us)
#BeMoreKen
