I couldn’t understand what he meant But I watched his face intently and Tried to think of what he could be saying to me And I said words he might mean but to my dismay inaccurately So I got more staff to try to translate to me when they could And I helped him eat and hold his drink up to his lips After realising his favourite mug had recently smashed And I understood when he said this MS it’s a ****** And I laughed with him and smiled widely to hide my watery eyes He paints and he likes to mention his daughter He was really good at recalling dates but not names He reminded me of my dad, a retired head teacher My heart melted when he looked at me and said Thank you and all I could say was you are welcome It was an honour