It was not most pleasant circumstance or pleasant environment in which I met Brian. I am so glad I did though!! Ward 6B, Yeovil Hospital. October 2022. I sat there with my lovely dad, for what felt like hour after hour, while he quietly got more and more ill and confused. I noticed a man sitting opposite him, with his very distinctive tinted glasses. Brian. He would occasionally give me the "thumbs up" or told me that he was popping out to the post office (he wasn't). I got to know Rita and admired the way she dealt with the staff at the hospital. I loved the care that she still put into his clothes and appearance. Brian was still Brian and was not going to be left sitting in mismatched hospital pyjamas! On Saturday, 5th November, I stayed with my dad for a lot of the day. My dad was very quiet but Brian was hilarious. As well as a performance of "Rivers of Babylon" (a fine song) he was cheecky and funny with the nurses. I think he fell that night though and certainly wasn't quite the same afterwards. But his spirit was still there. Rita, although she probably doesn't realise, was a huge help to me. In that horrible, undignified ward, she showed my lovely dad care, kindness and compassion. She helped him to eat and helped him brush his hair and made him comfortable in bed. Rita knew my dad was intelligent and a gentleman. How much that meant to both of us. Thank you to both of you and God Bless.