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You
know how it is. You start in the suburbs at about 6am and the
same faces are waiting for the same buses, which apparently run
to time at that hour. So when an elderly and dapper gentleman
appeared in Kenton Lane and actually put his hand out, I was
surprised and delighted. "Bleydon Crescent please," he said. "Is that round here," I asked? "I think so," came his response. I looked it up, but it wasn't listed - which was probably lucky as it turned out. "Where's it near?" "I'm not really sure." Something inside me began to worry. "Where have you just come from," I asked him? "I can't remember." "Where did you sleep last night?" "To be honest, I haven't been sleeping too well lately." I began to understand. The poor old chap was suffering from Alzheimer’s. I couldn’t just leave him there, but what should do? I suggested the police station, but he didn't like that. And then I had an idea. I'd take him round to Northwick Park Hospital |
EARLY MORNING START? A true story from Geoff Levene… |
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and surely they would know what
to do. We got there and went into the reception, but their
response was that if he wasn’t sick then I should take him to
the police station! So I tried a new tack. "Have you got any ID?" He gave me his wallet. It contained his name, some family photos, £40 and a list of phone numbers. I tried the first one and a worried sounding woman answered. I explained the situation. "That's my brother-in-law," she said. I asked where he lived and not |
surprisingly she said Kenton
Lane with his daughter – right opposite from where I had picked
him up! I shot back there and a sleepy-looking woman opened the door and cried out: "Oh Dad, what are you doing?" We helped him inside. "Thank you so much," she said. "That's all right," I said, "but he asked to go to Bleydon Crescent. I couldn’t find it on the map. Where is it?" The daughter looked at me and smiled: "We used to live there. It’s in Bristol." Now that would have been nice start… Geoff Levene (K43) |
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