‘Emotional’ Rugby World Cup visit for fan with dementia
The daughter of a rugby fan with dementia says it “took her breath away� to hear him singing the Welsh national anthem at the Rugby World Cup.
Helen Thomas, a 5 live caller from Bristol, said it took a year of planning to get father Bryan to the tournament because of his condition, but she was determined to take him to see Wales v Uruguay.
“He kept saying, I can’t believe I’m here, people like me don’t come here,� she said. “He was quite emotional about it�.
“He just sang the anthem so loud and so proud… to be the same as everyone else, and join in the same way everyone else could, it was amazing.�
This clip is originally from 5 live Daily on Wednesday 23 September 2015.
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