Nina Warhurst gave BBC Breakfast viewers an insight into what it would be like to spend a day with her father Chris, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2022.
In a clip for the show, in which she is seen picking up her dad and taking him to Costa Coffee for lunch, she recalls the “painful” experience when a supermarket employee rolled his eyes at her. her and her father.
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“We’ve always been a food-obsessed family, sit down and share,” she explained as the couple sat down to lunch.
“I want my dad to be able to choose his own lunch and use his money for as long as possible, I think that’s very important. We had a great experience.
© BBCNina takes her dad, Chris, to the Costa Cafe
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“But we had terrible moments, I remember a supermarket employee rolling his eyes at us because the checkout took so long.
“It’s harmful and makes you lose confidence,” she added.
© BBCNina shared an insight into a day out with her dad
The 42-year-old continued: “Millions of us are doing our best to live with this and really, everyone can do something to help make these shared spaces a reality. pleasant place.
“Every time someone interacts, instead of turning away, every time someone gives us space to spend time, it helps us feel like we still belong.”
Nina, who is expecting her third child with husband Ted, has been very open about her father’s dementia diagnosis on the show. Back in March, the journalist detailed the struggles of people with dementia and the impact on their families.
© Twitter Nina Warhurst with dad Chris
“We were lucky my dad never got angry,” she explained. “I knew it could happen with different forms of dementia, but he didn’t understand it was happening. When we talked about changing the environment, maybe respite care for him. Well, he thinks there’s nothing wrong with that.”
She continued, “Having to say nonsense all the time just breaks your heart, but it’s what’s best for him. There are times, ‘if I don’t convince him to help us through. past this hump, we won’t get there.'”
© Instagram Nina’s father was diagnosed with dementia in 2022
She explained that her father would call her on the phone and invite her to his house, but when she got there he would ask her: ‘What are you doing here?’
Nina admitted she felt guilty for getting angry at him: “At the time, it was hard not to be angry and it was a surprising thing, I felt so guilty for being angry with him.
© InstagramNina is expecting her third child with husband Ted
“I abused him, I had two small children at home, I rarely saw him and didn’t focus on work, and then there was a storm and then it hit my family.”
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