My story isn’t a particularly positive one. My father suffered a stroke and lost part of his abilities including speech. The family were gathered round him in his nursing home and he looked very dishevelled and unhappy. We were probably making light of the situation and the grandchildren were playing about. My father mumbled something and I went across to see if I could understand what he was saying. He repeated the mumble several times but I found it very difficult. In the end I realised he was trying to say, “you f****** wait.” This wasn’t what I was expecting to hear although perhaps summed up our difficult relationship.
