Outside the Ring o' Bells in Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, UK

Seated on the bench outside the Ring o’ Bells pub at the recent Crediton Folk Festival, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, UK, with the Morris Dancers whirling around and the smells of the Devon countryside in my nostrils, I chanced to get talking to a quite amazing lady.

It turned out that she was a UK author called Marion Langton and had recently written a book, for which she'd won a Millennium Award, about her experiences caring for her mom who suffered during her final years with Alzeimer's disease.

I was able to empathise strongly with her grief because I'd lost my mom a couple of years ago due to cancer.

Marion's small book, called 'Have you seen my daughter?', is packed with tips for anybody who is going through the problems caused by Alzheimer's Disease.

She is one gutsy lady who believes in a positive approach to everything. Her story is amazing and it was a pleasure chatting.

It's extraordinary who you can meet and what you can discover just by chatting to people on a bench.

Bye for now

Rob

(Rob Hopcott - online author and bencheholic)