Because, one day they will be old.
And I know, when I was young, I would have not watched this programme.
Spot on Barb. My gran had dementia and was shuttled between my aunt's house and our house, spending a few weeks in each. Eventually she died in hospital. I was in my teens at the time and I felt sorry for the old girl but I don't remember helping out with her or giving her a second thought really. She was just my old gran who was a bit of a nuisance. Selfish selfish selfish. I could beat myself up but that won't do any good. Instead I'm involving my son in his gran's care. Nothing onerous or "gross" as he would say, just making sure he visits at least once a week, has a chat with her. Astonishingly, with no prompting, he always hugs her when we leave, this teenager who thinks hugs are so infra dig he'd rather die than hug an family member. But he sees how much pleasure his contact brings and does his best for her.
I didn't ask him to watch the programme because with Gran Turissmo calling on his PS3 he wouldn't have concentrated, but we'll talk about it tonight. I don't know what programmes there are for young people which could address dementia, but you are right Barb, it will all be up to them one day and it's going to hit more of them than we can imagine
Vonny xx