After 42 years and a lot of ground work by my youngest sister , my mother , her partner and my sister were on a plane to Queensland to finally reunite with a long lost relative...My mothers father, our grandfather....
Unfortunately dimentia has taken it`s toll and my grandfather had very little memory of my mother and as for my sister he had never met her...Infact he never knew she existed ....
The reunion went well though and the nursng staff were delighted to know after 6 years of being in their care that our grandfather had family out there....
This photo and the one below is of the grounds of the nursing facility where our grandfather has been residing....
My sister, mother and grandfather.....Apparently he didn`t have very much in possessions, especially the basics like PJ`s clothes ect...So mum went out and restocked his supplies which he was very greatful for....
They also took him out for lunch at the local RSL...He was a little out of his comfort zone as he didn`t get out often but has a good time all the same....
My sister and grandfather.....
My sister is planning on a return trip back to Queensland at the end of the year to visit him again....
What a lovely feel good story. Good on your sister for doing the research and making the reunion possible.
ReplyDeleteOh that is such a touching story.
ReplyDeleteWell done to your family Mandy, so good that they could meet your grandfather.
Overwhelming for him I would imagine in his state of mind.
Lovely to see the photos.
Yep that is good news with your grandfather the way he is if they had waited to much longer he may not have been around or may not have remembered your mother at all, which would have been sad.
ReplyDeleteMy mother reunited with her father only a couple of years before he died and she was so glad my dad tracked him down for her.
A heartfelt reunion .....
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