Roger refuses to take the spoon that the assistant has placed on the edge of his plate.
He rears up, screams and rolls his wheelchair backwards.
No, he doesn't.
Despite the severe Alzheimer's that besets this sturdy 72-year-old fellow, determination still shines through in his character.
"What he wants, I believe, is to take his knife to eat his brick of salmon,"
ventures Nathalie, a housekeeper and mother of five children, who comes to reinforce the team to help the dozen residents to lunch.
It's not very practical, so I keep offering him the spoon.
He will take it if he wants.
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