[susie q]

I dont know what his father died off, but I do identify with what he said about his mothers illness, which sound as if it is quite advanced. My mother had Alzheimers disease before she died. It is an awful disease that takes away every trace of the person that you once knew and loved. The mother that I loved "died" mentally about 3 years before her physical death. My family did our mourning then, when she actually died it was a release for both her & us. The fact that he put his career on hold to care for as long as he could makes him worthy of some credit. I think he was just using his experience to demonstrate how vile Gemma has been to him & other housemates, which he did very well.