NAN’S LIFE BEFORE DEMENTIA | reading nan’s journal entries
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- Опубліковано 12 жов 2024
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Welcome back to another video… today, we are sharing Nan’s life story before she was sadly diagnosed with Dementia.
From Nan’s childhood, to how she met her husband… their life and love was a special story. So here it is!
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You are such a lovely girl. God bless you.
I cant explain the feeling I get from your videos, all of your videos are so deep and just perfect❤️ It must be a pleasure to have you as a family member. Even if ur grandma cant show it every day I know she loves you❤❤❤ U are like a Idol to me
Wow! Thats such a wholesome comment, thank you SO much! 🤍🤍
I totally agree with you 💯❤❤❤
Hi Jess,how refreshing to have a young person have such interest in the older generation. Someone said once," the older lady is still that little girl going through life,her story,her journey. Still figuring life out". That hit a chord with me. Your grandmother's story is very special. Everyone has a special, individual, unique story. I still do things my grandmother taught me. Im 61 and a grandmother. Even today i ordered a Project for my grandchildren my grandmother had. I think " half a crown". Was 50p I had cousins raised in Liverpool. We used to mock how they pronounced " Trebor " We say it differently. ❤
Wow, that quote is SO powerful! Thank you so much for sharing that!
Oooh, I'd love to know how you said 'Trebor'... I'll share this with Nan, she'll love it!
This chocked me up especially the end and her poem to your grandad 😢wow.... well done for telling her stories xx
Thank you so much!
Listen pal your channel is different class. Im a 38yo guy from Glasgow and im forever watchin you and your wee nan. She reminds me so much of ma gran. Wish yous nothing but the very best. Your a credit to your wee nan ❤x
I love that your nan had a loving family. Many in her generation had such difficult lives devoid of love. Living through WW2 could not have been easy.
Your grandparents' love story was beautiful. Everyone should experience that kind of love :).
Oh I truly cannot even imagine how tough it was, going through that timeline. 💔
The WW2 is definitely something that I wish Nan wrote about in her book… because that would’ve been incredible to hear about now.
Agree! Their love was so pure and wholesome, everyone deserves that! 🤍
Fantastic video. My grandparents (as is my mum) are from the UK, Poynton and Stockport, they immigrated to Australia in the 50's. Ive been fortunate to go to the UK a few times and visit my extended family, and i had the pleasure of visiting Chesterfield in 2007. I was taken there to see the crooked spiral at Chesterfield parish church and had a lovely day walking around this beautiful town, I have very fond memories. My grandad later in life started diary writing, and I have about 15 years' worth of his and my nans day to day life, which I get out often and read. My grandad developed dementia in his 70;s and you can see in his diaries when things were starting to decline as his handwriting became shaky, and the entries became less and less, till one day he just stopped. My grandparents have been gone for a considerable time now, but I think of them every day and miss them every day; they were a wonderful influence in my life.
@@bluejhaygrl wow interesting, we have alot of tourists come to visit crooked spire in Chesterfield
Aww how lovely you're a lovely girl n you're nan is beautiful bless her xxx
Just the way you're representing your Nan and your family, I feel this is therapeutic and helping through this time. Lovely, just Lovely
Thank you so much!❤
@@Little_Jessx no thank you again.
I know a lot of people are experiencing this terrible disease. My father-in-law was in denial, he was 72 and taking care of my mother-in-law at home by himself. We didn't know, all the times he had to go looking for her because she left the house and was wondering about the streets. Once he couldn't find her, he got home and heard her down in the laundry room (in her birthday suit) doing laundry. Well we had a birthday party at their house, it all came out. So my sister-in-laws and I each took 1-2 days a week to take care of both of them. Mom would also talk to her grandmother, mother, and 2 daughters who had passed. I noticed she wasn't talking well, I called my sister-in-laws, told them we need to fix her dentures. Their reply "mom has dentures" lol
We decided to keep them out, it was more comfortable for her.
I remember one night sleeping in the spare room, I could heard her talking again, AND THEN IT HAPPENED! her language changed! I didn't even know she knew some of those words! She was a Christian woman through and through, so you can imagine my surprise!
Well, that's a little of my story. So I do know what you're going through, and it is so special for you to share your journey.
Thank you
Awesome what a lovely story love watching you and your Nan. Love Dee Wishies ❤
Omg yes your story needs to be told...I would love to hear it as I went thru the same thing😢❤
I would love to share the second part of Nan's life story... the one where she was diagnosed with Dementia!
Thank you for sharing,your nan is the salt of the earth,a beautiful,caring woman and you inhereted all of that from her.For some reason she reminds me of my dear mother,whom I lost last year to Lung cancer at only 65,she too was so special like your nan,a little Geordie with a heart of pure Gold.Yours nans writing is identical to her writing.The day before my mothers passed away she became so alive and happy and was having full on conversations with her already departed sister.I truly believe theres a Heaven and that the moment she passed she was with Jesus and her family.Brings great comfort.Sending all my love to you and your nan,you are my favorite youtubers by far ❤❤
Beautiful well done Jess
Absolutely love your videos, you are such an amazing and beautiful person ❤
Thank you so much!!
Such a lovely ßtory of a lovely lady told by her lovely granddaughter Thank you for sharing this.
Aww thank you, and thank you so much for listening ❤
I used to get half a crown pocket money when i was 14 lol. Trebor mints are still around Jess i bought some this week. So glad your nan wrote down so.e of her life story, its important to know where you came from. It sounds like she had a good life until health problems bless her❤❤
What a beautiful story.
I got quite emotional when you spoke of how your grandparents met and their lives.
When i think back to my childhood times were so much better than they are now.
People have changed so much.
One of my favourite memories is staying at my nans cottage in Wiltshire in the summer holidays, so much nature and beautiful animals around.
My nans parents brought up 6 children in the 2 bedroom cottage.
Thank you so much for your videos, dementia is such a cruel disease.
Your nan is a wonderful lady ❤🙏 xx
@@11craftycats Thank you so much, my grandparents always make me so emotional… and the life they lived. I so wish I was alive during their generation, to experience that lifetime.
Oh that’s such a wonderful memory for you to have. It’s crazy how many children were in one bedroom back in the past! 🤯🤍
@@Little_Jessx I agree with you, they had some hard times but it seems most were happier back then.
You're a very special granddaughter ❤❤💞
You are such a lovely girl your Nan did a really great job helping to raise you❤
aww jess what a beautiful story sending so much love to you both sweetheart ❤❤
Thank u 4 sharing this wonderful life story, of your nan & grandad. I Used 2 love hearing my nans stories,& I too used to ask her over again to tell me them, & watch her beautiful eyes light up. You're such a beautiful soul. I do hope u have lots of love & support too. ❤x
What an amazing lady. She is so gifted having such a caring, kind, understanding granddaughter. You really are a beautiful soul. Bless you. ❤
Thank you, I really appreciate your lovely comment ❤
❤ you are the sweetest granddaughter that anyone could ever have you are so precious❤
Honestly thank you so much; it really means a lot ❤
I remember having no bathroom, just an outside toilet and tin bath, the bathroom was put in when I was about 7 and then the tin bath became our paddling pool on hot summer days
Jess that was so beautiful and you read it with so much pride, you are obviously a very loving family. Your nan is a beautiful person, and you are so wonderful with your nan. Thank you for sharing your nans life story lwith us.x
Oh, thank you so much. I feel very proud to be sharing this... as these are all Nan's moments from her own story that she wrote!
She's absolutely talking to her loved ones
I think so many people have different views & opinions on this field… the afterlife. However, we’ve had so many experiences of Nan speaking with those that have passed… that it seems to just make sense. ❤
@@Little_Jessx I honestly believe and like you said she doesn't mention her living brother. There watching over her and waiting 😌
Wow, you can really see your resemblance to your Nan when she was young. What a beautiful family you are, so close and loving, bless your beautiful Nan and you for being an angel granddaughter❤
Ahh you think so? Resemblance as in looks, or our personalities? ❤
Both, you look so like her when she was young and you have definitely inherited her loving nature, she must feel so loved in a very confusing time, bless you both❤
What a beautiful story Jess I live in chesterfield and some off the places you mentioned I know , the Trebor sweet factory was demolished years ago and also the Bradbury hall was also demolished about 10 years ago I also went there when it turned into a nightclub, you have such beautiful memories to look back on I love watching your videos and love watching you and your Nan together, keep doing the beautiful videos looking forward to the next one sending my love ❤️❤️,my name is Beverley xx
Oh wow, hello to Chesterfield! Thank you for your comment!
I thought the Trebor factory may have been demolished now... but crazy to know how long it was up and running for. I couldn't find much online about Bradbury Hall, so I am understanding it was very much a nightclub after the 'dance' days were over!
Thank you so much!
How beautiful. Thank you for sharing this lovely life story.
Thank you for being here, it means so much ❤
Jess it’s so nice of you to tell us your Nan’s life’s journey so far,dementia is a horrible illness I’m in my 70’s and my mom and sister had it, Im happy that on good days she remembers that your her Jess love it Two Beautiful Souls ❤️🥰
Keep on doing what you are doing.Its just right. Very difficult for you of course, but she's still your nan and hopefully somewhere inside she knows you are there. You are still making lovely memories ❤
@@deboraharris1122 Thank you so much for this! 🩷
This touched my heart.
I'm also a Jess. My nana was also writing her life story until she got dementia.
When I hear your nan say 'jessica' it brings back so many memories.
The other part of your videos that touches my heart is when she sings 'you are my sunshine' or other nan used to sing that to me.
I read my Nana's life story after she died in 2022. She got up to when my mum was born. It is my favourite thing to read. my nana would often speak to her sister and parents (all passed) when her dementia kicked in and also became obsessed with us grandkids being pregnant (I already had my kids by then).
The last time my sister saw my nana she whispered in her ear that she was pregnant (before anyone knew).
I know you do but treasure every second with her, I miss mine so so much. My grandad was her world, 9 months after she passed we took my new niece to meet him. He died 2 weeks later.
Keep going with your vids they touch so many of our hearts, so thankyou x
Thanks For Bringing Nans Story Off Her Life, Sounds Like Such An Amazing Woman, You're Amazing To. My Grandmother, Was Such A Cool Lady ,I Will Never Forget Her Lovely Personality, Her Laugh Was So Infectious, Something I Miss More Than Anything, My Love To You Both.
I love old peoples story’s of their lives, I’m 49 but it takes me back to my grandparents and great grandparents. I have all sorts of bits in my home that were my grandmas and my great uncle that was grandads brother died in the war age 23 we still have his letters he sent home.
Wow. Thats so sentimental, thank you for sharing that. ❤
@@Little_Jessx always welcome xxx
It's fabulous that you have got all these happy memories and your nans life story ❤️
I can see where you get your love and empathy from, both you, your Nan and Grandad are wonderful people. x
Awww thank you so much. ❤❤
Jess what a lovely idea to continue your nan’s story, such a privilege for you. Thank you for sharing her story ❤ Continue your chats, your laughter and your special moments with your nan. My mum passed away two years ago and she too had dementia. My mum shared so many memories with me and also, thinking back, she would talk to people who had since passed away. She loved to talk about her mum and dad (my grandparents) which upset her at times, but I would quickly change the conversation to “ oh mum how lucky were we to have such a lovely Nan, do you remember the time…” then talk about something funny we all did with nan. It was easy to divert the conversation and soon my mum would be laughing again. She also spoke about her school and always said she wanted to go home (although she was still living in her own house). She wanted to go back to the house she grew up in and would tell me the address so I could take her. I have so many happy memories and obviously sad ones too. But at the end of the day, for all my mum was in her own world and confused, her spirit still shone through the confusion…her sense of humour and her gentleness. Carry on Jess ❤love to you and your family and of course, especially to your nan 😊
@@Lynne-ly6bh wow thank you so much for sharing this comment, I truly felt so many emotions reading that. That feels very close to our hearts too… with Nan asking to return back to her home, but not the home that we knew 🥺.
Dementia is definitely very heartbreaking, and I don’t think I’ll ever get over this period of our lives together. But, these memories will be special to cherish 🩷
@@Little_Jessx They will be special and one day when you look back on these days, you’ll be able to smile and think of the special moments you had together. I took lots of pictures of my mum and lots of videos of her singing and chatting. Even pictures when she was ironing, she loved to iron and she would sing away while she was doing it. Love to your family ❤️
Thank you, That was lovely 🩷😊
Hiya I feel so sorry hun but hope your having a good day and keep smiling ❤❤🎉😊😊
A lovely story, times were certainly different then with different values. We didn’t ask for much as there wasn’t much to have but you had to make the very best of what you had, what a very happy loving time you’ve had together.
Thanks for sharing your Wonderful Family story.
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Such a wonderful granddaughter you are .❤
Thank you so much!❤
What a beautiful video, your nan created a happy life, filled with love and family. Perfect ❤
@@lillywildflower Thank you for watching! She truly did, she loved life and lived it to the fullest! 🤍
@@Little_Jessx write down all your stories of her too, I think future generations will live reading about nan. It becomes a family history treasure when stories are recorded
Beautifully spoken Jess xx💞
Vielen Dank für das Teilen der Familiengeschichte. Ich erkenne ihre Liebe zur Oma als etwas so wertvolles an. Das ist nicht selbstverständlich, aber für die Oma gerade in dieser Zeit so unbeschreiblich wichtig🌸❤️
What a wonderful, fantastic UA-cam platform
Thank you so much for being here ❤
Such a beautiful story ❤️. Thank U for sharing. Your Nan is blessed by a granddaughter like you. You're so much like my granddaughter!
Oh my mom did that to...talked to the family that had passed and friends.
Jessica you are so loving your love to Nan is a Beautiful that I think everyone has fell in love with, I think about you both every day, your family too ,my family is going though similar times, I think what you do is amazing, to show how hard these illnesses are, God Bless you ,Nan and family and all who are dealing with this sad ,emotional problem love and hugs to Nana, you and All❤
Wow. Thank you so much for this, it really means a lot. ❤
Thank you for being such a blessing.
@@annieaviles4760 aw thank you so much! 🩷
You and your grandma are so sweet. I love they way you talk with her and her politenees to you..I video I cried alot it touched my heart, and I thought about my grandma.. Keep up the good work. God bless you and grandma. ❤❤❤❤
I am humbled you shared this, lovely story your Nan is an inspiration, the glue that holds your family together even with dementia, a lovely genuine woman with a loving family....god bless you Jean x
Thank you so much for being here, it means a lot. My Nan truly means the entire world to us all ❤
This is so relatable to my husband nan who has dementia
God bless your lovely nan xxx
Great work Jess, I love hearing stories about the older days and just how hard things really were even though many didn’t think so at the time. I had lost all my grandparents by the time I was 33 and I regret so much not learning more about them and asking more questions. I know it’s easy to say in hindsight but please try to learn as much as you can about your family as soon as you can because so many people WILL regret not doing so and once a person has gone, so have all the memories and information they once held so dear. The only “positive” I can put on this is that I lost the people I knew and not a shell they represented. I hope people understand what I mean.
What a beautiful story god bless your nan ❤❤❤❤
Jess- Watching your videos is personal to me because like your Nan to you I was very close with my mom's mother and I spent a lot of my time with my Nan as a child and she passed away years ago and i miss her so much all the time. We were very close. I wish your Nan good health and wish you all the Happiness spending time with her.
Half a crown was the equivalent of twelve and a half new pence, sixpence was two and a half new pence. There was 2 x 3d in sixpence so 3d was was 1 and a quarter of our pence now. I rember where I was brought up till I was 7. 2 up 1 down little kitchen under the stairs. Ny mam dad, nana, aunty sister 2 brothers and me. We had a big tin bath which was brought in Sundays and filled from the boiler in the lean to at the back. The kids got bathed first then mam and. Nana and aunty got bathed on a different day. We had very little but oh how happy we were as kids. Love watching your episodes with your nan and hearing her story 🥰🥰 💘💘
A lovely romantic story, it's sooooo nice to see your Nan in her younger years, and that she found Love ❤ with your Grandad.
You told the story Beautifully, and I'm sure your Nan and Grandad would be Soooooo very proud of you and themselves after watching this video
(if they could have) ❤
I just loved your story love your nan and you together such a loverly bond❤
Such a lovely life and lovely family xx
Thank you so much!❤❤
Jesus , Jess you are amazing . I hope I have family like you when I need it ❤❤❤😢
It's lovely to hear your Nans story, loving it Luv from the UK 🇬🇧
Thank you so much ❤
So amazing and wonderful! What a beautiful family and wonderful blessing! Thank you so very much for sharing!
Thank you so much for listening & being here ❤
I lost nan and grandad on my dads side when my das was small .lost my nan on mums side in 1997 to cancer lost granddad to brain cancer. I lost my dad in 2001 to cancer. Lost mum to fluid on the heart n other conditions in 2022. I only have one sibling left lost two too cancer my sister in 2014 6 months before my son , lost brother december just gone.
Beautiful video Jess xx❤❤
What a lovely story ❤
Heart warming ❤❤ You done really well holding back tears, especially when reading Nan's poem about the loss of your Granda. Maybe in the future you could pay tribute to your Grandparents by taking that cruise. Just an idea 🤗
@@lunaumbra Ahh I love that idea so much about the cruise, thank you for sharing that! 🩷
This is like living my life again 💔god bless you you're beautiful nan & all of the family 🫶❤️❤️❤️
Hello Jess , it must be difficult to share such sensitive events of your family , you have a wonderful family & I'm sure that your grandmother and your family are very proud of you for all of your kind love & support towards your wonderful grandmother and I'm sure that all of your followers admire you for having the strength to share a life of having a family member with dementia , more power to you Jess and thank you for sharing .
Thank you honestly so so much for this comment, and for being here ❤
Trebor was the main factory for people to work in Chesterfield back in the day, the Bradbury club was where everyone went to the dance, I'm Chesterfield born and 53 yrs of age, Chesterfield and surrounding areas such as Whittington, Brimington, staveley and were all mining communities, but they wernt horrible areas they are like places today, some good people and not so good people in them, my parents and grandparents were born in Chesterfirld and we share very simular memories of the Bradbury hall dance, and sharing baths etc, I still live in Chesterfield today and recognised your nans accent immediately ❤
Wow. Thank you so much for sharing this insightful information… I’m definitely so interested in the past that my Nan had. Whittington and Staveley are all places that she’s spoken about before. 🥺🧡
I would truly love to revisit them, as an adult ❤
Beautiful ❤️
Oh I just love this ❤
Half a crown was 12 and a half pence.
That’s crazy how little that was!!! Thank you
Half a crown equivalent of 12.5p. Lovely video Jess.
That’s crazy!!! 🤪 thank you so much!
Half a crown was 2/6d = Two shillings and sixpence. 12 old penny's = one shilling. This equates into todays money 12.5 new pence
Wow that’s crazy isn’t it! I’d love for the money to be as little as that now 😮😮
Hi Jess, I'm only less than four minutes in but want to make this point. Take it how you wish. The reason your nan only talks about seeing her siblings that have all passed on is because they are all in spirit, 10000% ALIVE in the spiritual realms and look over their sibling as they see her from their side of life. When you are more relaxed, as is your nan, they can easily manifest to her from their reality and she sees them. The proof really is that the one surviving sibling is still here, so of course she doesn't see him in spirit form! Spirit are all around us here, and when it's our time to pass they will be there to welcome us to the spiritual realms, the realm we actually live in more, we are only on this planet a limited time, but your soul is eternal!
I am very interested in the afterlife world, and really pleased that you shared this! I do know that everyone has different beliefs and opinions on this, however... we really have experienced a lot of the 'afterlife' with Nan's journey of Dementia.
I definitely would like to do a video on this at some point, as there is a lot to share! But knowing that she only speaks to those who have passed, gives me a lot of comfort knowing she has them all waiting for her when her time is ready.
@@Little_Jessx Hi Jess, I can promise you when your nan passes she will be met by all her loved ones, and she will be the happiest person ever😁
funnily enough my irish grandparents had a simular interior house to your nans , sadly lost them in 2014 [ nan : 1940-2014 in april she would now be 84} my grandad :23rd december 1929 - 23rd december 1014 { he would be 95 this christmas } we ended up losing all memories from the house the day after grandad died and the house was ramsacked by my mums brother and sisters . however we got the last laugh and ended up taking all the photos ever taken in the family taken to our house now they are hidden under my bed
Oh wow! As much as I love a good neutral home... it's so refreshing looking back on Nan's home and how she made it into such a lively home... filled with colour and so many memories.
I am so sorry to hear about that.
@@Little_Jessx I have to say your voice is so calm and sweet though 🥺🥰
Hi Jess ….you mentioned you don’t know the song….but I do 😊….and realised you have misheard the sung name and artist…..so…
the song is BABY face….. by Bobby Darin. (Bobby D) and it will be on UA-cam
baby face, you’ve got the cutest little baby face,
There’s not another one could take your place, baby face
My poor heart is jumping
You sure have started something
Baby face, I’m up in heaven when I feel your fond embrace
I didn’t need a shove cause I just fell in love with your little baby face.
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@@lillywildflower ooooh thank you SO MUCH for sharing this! This is the song that she sings with us, thank you!
@@Little_Jessx you’re welcome. When I heard Nan sing it, I knew it straight away. Bobby Darrin had some great songs. Dad was a musician in the 1960s and 70s. I played the music he loved when he was in care and could see him reliving memories even if he didn’t speak them….he loved hearing the music. It was beautiful to see. Nan might like to hear baby face too. ❤️
Half a crown was 2s 6d (two and six) and was equivalent to 12.5p or an eighth of a pound. It was quite a lot in those days.
I love watching your videos. You are so loving to your nan
All ❤ bless her i love her with my heart ❤️ evern tho she’s not mine
I just watched your Short and something about your Nan drew me in. I checked your channel and came upon this. I look forward to learning about her life. Btway what's Nan"s name? Oh i just heard Dorothy Jean and she preferred Jean.
3d is pronounced as thruppence. It’s the equivalent of just over 1p. (1.25p to be exact)
@@ASI-l2w Thank you so much. Wow that’s crazy!!!!
@@Little_Jessx You are very welcome. Today’s 5p is equal to 1 shilling. There were 12 pennies in a shilling. 3d means 3 old pennies. There was a brassy coloured 3d coin called a thruppeny bit. Back in your Nans youth, she would have had pennies, half pennies (ha’penny pronounced haypenny) and farthings. Farthings were a 1/4 of a penny and you could buy sweets with them. Decimalisation came in, in 1971. Life has never been the same since! 😂 Loving your nan and videos Jess. You are a wonderful granddaughter. Bless you both. 🙏🏻
@angeladorsett1159 I am so sorry to hear about the loss of so many of your precious loved ones. Sending you love and hugs sweetheart.xx
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Thank you for your support! Have a great day! 🩷🩷
Jess is your Nan still with us
She is , shes lovely
@@Ireland1971 She is indeed! However, unfortunately she now has dementia! 🥺
@@Little_Jessx god bless her Hun 🥰😘 I wrote this song for my Nan here is a line of it keep her while she living cos you miss her when she gone
The song is called mother love a blessing