so today i looked after my grandad so my grandma could attend a funeral. my grandad has dementia, which rapidly developed over the last couple of years. but he always struggled to remember who was who out of me and my two sisters, even before the dementia (1/)

sometimes he's been unsure of who i am, and has even mistaken me for my mum before. but recently he seems to recognise me, and greets me with a pleasantly surprised "oh hello!" and a great big smile (2/)

he has carers who come 3 times a day to assist with personal care. when they came today, they said to my grandad, "it's lovely that your granddaughter is here!" and he replied, "oh yes, that's charlie, she's looking after me today!" (3/)

and i genuinely almost cried. i'm tearing up even thinking about it. he knew i was there, and named me without any kind of prompt. and when my mum and grandma got back, he said he was very grateful for me looking after him, and said to my mum, "you have a wonderful daughter" (4/)

i've been quite involved with my grandparents over the last year or so, as my grandad has had falls, been poorly and taken into hospital, and as we've built a care plan and adjusted things so he can still live safely at home (5/)

i'm so grateful that they're both happy and healthy. i used to visit them regularly and then became more involved with his health, but now that we've got a proper care plan and a safe and comfortable set up at home for him, i think i'll try and visit them more (6/)

i didn't visit them regularly for a while as i was worried it would just confuse my grandad. but i think every now and then i'll go and spend a morning or afternoon down there with them. i didn't really have much of a point to this thread, other than to remember today (7/7)