The reality of dementia in lockdown

Dad Patrick Hughes

Dad went into the home at the very end of January after suffering a stroke, we had just got him settled in with a visit from someone nearly everyday. Then lock down, dad became ill, lost weight, behaviour changes but worse of all we lost that very close connection we had. On the rare occasions we have seen him, he responds to his carers more than he does to mother and myself. In my heart I know this would happen eventually but the lock down has just sped this up and I fear we we have lost dad .