Luis has all the time taken care of his daughter Fani, who was born with Down syndrome. In latest years, her well being has worsened and after affected by dementia, the daddy and daughter have been admitted to a nursing house. Luis suffered from nervousness as a result of he couldn’t see his daughter daily.
Since Fani got here into the world, Luis has devoted himself to taking good care of his daughter, who was born with Down Syndrome. He all the time taught her to be as impartial and autonomous as doable.
But lately, Luis’s well being worsened, he suffers from dementia, and his different two youngsters, who lacked the assets to look after them, determined to place them in a residence.
After a lot looking out, they discovered a middle the place father and daughter may dwell. The downside is that they needed to do it in two completely different buildings separated by a backyard, one for the aged and one for folks with disabilities. “We couldn’t have them collectively in the identical block as a result of she may be very younger and can’t be within the aged constructing. And each time Fani visited her father, when she left, Luis thought that they have been taking her away from him and for a very long time that we defined to him that he was shut, it generated nervousness”. explains Vanessa López, a psychologist on the Casaverde Villa de Catral Center.
A coronary heart within the window
It was exactly the psychologist who realized that Luis may nonetheless learn, so she devised a plan in order that father and daughter may see one another daily.
In the daddy’s room they positioned an indication by which he may learn that the residence was his new deal with and that his daughter additionally lived there. In addition, he defined to her that if he wished to see her, she simply needed to look out.
To determine the room, they positioned a coronary heart on Fani’s window and since then, father and daughter have greeted one another each morning. “Handsome. I really like you numerous, treasured father. I really like you,” Fani yells at him. To which her father responds with an enormous smile and waving at him.
A routine that has utterly eradicated the anguish suffered by the daddy, who already is aware of that, as all through his life, he continues to have his daughter shut.
Luis’s well being and spirits have improved a lot that on the residence they determined to go one step additional, and started to go to the constructing the place Fani is to start actions by which each of them can take part. In addition, she now additionally accompanies her on outings and excursions which might be scheduled for residents with disabilities.
The outdated man has skilled such enchancment that he participates in all of the initiatives organized by the middle to make his daughter and her colleagues happier.