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Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas.

Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas.

She's here. She's here. She's here!

Our Grace is here.

Now you know, Christmas doesn't start around here

until my Gracie shows up.

Merry Christmas Gracie.

Merry Christmas, Papa.

Merry Christmas, Grandma.

Merry Christmas sunshine.

Grace, now what do you have in your hand?

Now close your eyes.

Okay.

Can I open them now?

- Not yet. - Then when?

Tomorrow at four.

Pops, you can walk around this house

with your eyes closed if you want to.

Tomorrow at four, Gracie,

Papa might as well take him a nap.

You can't take a nap.

This is our favorite time of the year.

If you go to sleep, you're gonna miss Christmas.

Oh, you know what?

You're absolutely right.

Louise and Melvyn, watch this.

Gracie, is it a Merry Christmas?

Yes, Papa, I'm here now!

You and grandma can relax while I open all these gifts.

Sweetie, you can't open all the gifts.

Some of those gifts are for other people.

Oh. Please close your eyes.

Now, hold them right there, okay? All righty.

Don't you open it.

You can't open it now. Okay.

You got 'em closed? Okay.

We all good.

Now, open your eyes

and all of the gifts underneath the tree!

But Grandma said I can't.

- Whose house is this? - Papa's.

- And who bought that tree? - Papa.

And whose gifts are under the tree?

Gracie's gifts.

Merry Christmas Gracie!

Enjoy yourself.

Find a gift and open it.

Yes! It's what you wanted. Yes!

Grace, do you have a second?

Happy Holidays.

Sure. Is everything okay?

Have you made a decision on your major yet?

No, not yet.

Alright. Over the holiday break,

you really need to put some thought

into what you wanna major about.

I just don't know what I wanna do yet, Professor White.

You are no longer in high school, and it's time

that you think about your future more seriously.

Your homework over the holiday

is to research various careers

or think about what is it that you're passionate about.

All right. I will.

All right.

Tyson!

- Yes. - Come down here

and pick these toys up!

Hold on.

I'm playing the game.

Tyson, didn't I tell you come down here

and get this stuff up.

That means now!

Who does he think he is, wait for him to play the game,

he must've lost his mind.

Right now!

Can I do it later?

Now, Tyson?

Okay. Okay. Okay!

When I tell you to do something

and I don't give you a specific time,

then you can fit it into your schedule.

But when I specifically ask you to do something

at that moment, that means I need you to drop

what you're doing and get it done!

Yes, sir.

Grace will be home shortly.

Yes! That means she can do some chores too.

Boy, you better pick them toys up off the floor.

Okay. Okay. Hey, what's for dinner?

It's gonna be them toys if you don't clean up.

- And go clean up! - Okay. Okay. Jesus!

Hey Demi.

Hey Tyson, are you coming out to play?

No, I have to clean up.

Well, why would you make this big old mess

in the first place?

You missed a couple.

Go home.

But then I won't be able to see

if you cleaned up all your mess.

Okay. Bye.

Have a nice time cleaning up your mess.

Have a nice time being bored.

- Hi Grace, you're home! - Hey.

Tys in there cleaning up.

- Oh really? - Yes.

He had toys all over the place.

Uhoh.

We should prank him.

Ooh, yes, we should.

Come on, let's go.

This is going to be so funny.

Hey dad, I'm home.

- Hey. Hey, Grace! - Hey Dad.

Welcome home, baby.

Oh, I'm so glad to be home.

- Good. - Where's Tyson?

He must be upstairs.

Oh. Dad, can you get the rest of my bags out the car?

They're just so heavy.

- So heavy? - Mhm-hmm.

That's funny 'cause how did you manage

to get 'em in your car?

I don't know.

That boy didn't clean this mess up.

Tyson!

Yes.

I think we got him good.

Yes.

So was the toys weren't like that when you first got here?

Yes. They were all over the place.

I mean, all over the place.

Tyson!

Yes.

Didn't I tell you to come up and clean this mess?

What do you mean?

Dad, I bagged up everything.

At whose house?

Dad, I dunno what happened.

- Boy, clean this mess up. - But.

But nothing, clean up!

Thank you, son.

Grace.

Oh. Hey little bro.

Oh, I missed you.

You come home doing stuff.

- Who, me? - Yes, you.

Okay, fine.

To make it up to you, I have a surprise for you.

Ooh, where is it?

Finish cleaning up all your toys and then I'll tell you.

Grace, where is it?

Okay, I'll give you a hint.

It's something that will keep you company

while I'm away at college.

Ooh. It's a dog, isn't it?

I'm finally, finally getting a dog.

No, it's not a dog. No?

But his name is Mr. Gilbert.

Mr. Gilbert?

Ain't no man coming up in here, Grace.

No, dad, he's not a man.

He's Mr. Gilbert.

Like I said, ain't no Mr. Nobody coming up in this house.

It'll take Tyson a little bit of time,

but I promise he's going to love him.

Wait, what's a Mr. Gilbert anyway?

Mr. Gilbert is a Guinea pig.

- Guinea pig? - Guinea pig?

Yeah. Mr. Gilbert.

I don't want no Guinea pig.

Something else I have to take care of.

Wait, and where did you get a Guinea pig from anyway?

And what made you think that Tyson wanted one?

Well, my friend says she's moving

and where she's moving to, she can't have any pets.

So then I said that my little brother would love

to take him in.

She's gonna drop him off before she hits the road.

She named him Mr. Gilbert?

He's cute, he's smart, he's trained.

Tyson, I promise you're gonna love him.

I mean, it does kinda have a ring to it,

Gilbert, the Guinea pig.

Dad! It's Mr. Gilbert.

Grace. Are you crazy?

I'm a grown man that pays all the bills up in this house

and you expect us to walk around

and call this Guinea pig Mr. Gilbert.

Wait, you say he's trained, right?

I tell you what.

How about you train him to call me Mr. Melvin.

You lost your damn old mind.

We gonna walk around here,

call this Guinea pig Mr. Gilbert.

Dad!

Yeah. Just forget it.

Granddad!

Hey Tyson! My favorite grandson.

How you doing?

Grandpa, I'm your only grandson.

Hey granddad.

Hey Gracie. I'm so glad you are home.

I'm so glad to be home.

Ah girl. I be missing you.

I miss you too.

Where's Grandma?

In her favorite place to be.

Where, the kitchen?

I should have known.

You know it.

Louise!

Guess who I found outside?

Oh, is that my sunshine?

Hey Grandma.

It just seems like it's been forever.

- I know. - Are you by yourself?

I wish.

- Surprise! - Tyson!

Something smells good.

When you come into somebody's house,

the first thing you do is smell food.

Oh. Hey grandma.

Thank you for my hug.

I'm so glad to be home.

Oh. I know.

Why? To make my life miserable.

Tyson, not my Gracie.

Granddad, don't pay him no mind.

I don't know what Tyson's talking about.

Boy, you seem to just be getting taller and taller.

Let me go finish my food.

You know what, I left my bag in the car.

Granddad, your bag is in your hand.

Oh, it is in my hand.

Getting old is no fun.

You stay as young as you can, okay?

Okay.

Tyson, go get the ball

so we can play catch all right?

Okay.

- You ready? - Yep. Toss it.

And you better catch it!

Good luck with that.

Okay now Bobby, don't drop it like you did yesterday.

Grandpa, I'm Tyson and we didn't play ball yesterday.

Yeah, that's what I meant.

But you look so much like him though.

Like who?

Your uncle Bobby. Who else?

Yeah.

Oh you!

Granddad, Tyson, dinner's ready.

Okay.

Go freshen up.

Using paper plates tonight.

And use some soap.

So, Grace, how's school going?

You met any new friends?

Yeah. School's great actually.

I have a new friend named Jordan who's pretty chill.

Chill? Why you hanging around with folk you gotta tell

to be chill.

What? No.

Chill means easygoing or cool.

What? Back in the day

when we thought somebody was laid back,

we said that was cool.

Laid back. Yeah, no, that's one too many words.

In today's generation,

we like to cut our conversations in half.

Oh, and I have a friend named Ryan and Damien.

They're both hilarious.

Are they chilled too?

Well, just make sure that you study first and play later.

That's right.

Grace. You need to learn how to cook good like grandma.

So when you get your own place,

I can eat good over there too.

Ty, and you need a job to support your own eating habits.

Everything does taste so good, Grandma.

I'm so glad you like it.

What are you two doing?

Yeah, I don't know.

I'm looking to see what Grace was looking for.

I'm looking for your foot, grandma

'cause you put your foot in this chicken.

Thank you Grace.

Tyson, you are welcome to come back

and eat with us anytime, your granddad and I,

no matter how old you get.

I'm speaking of old, where's your dad?

I just saw him.

Hmm. He's not here, Granddad.

Oh, is he at work?

Isaiah, he doesn't work today. It's Sunday.

When are you graduating from high school?

High school!

I graduated last year, Granddad.

I'm in college now.

College?

Isaiah, remember Gracie graduated.

We went to the graduation.

Oh yeah. Yeah. I remember that.

Hey, hey, hey. Hey y'all.

Hey my baby.

Y'all couldn't put bellies on hold till I came.

Geez!

Hey Dad.

Hey mom. Hey pop.

And put my wife's good food on hold?

We will never do that, son.

That's right, you tell him.

Why were you at work so long, Melvin?

It's Sunday. Dad.

I didn't have to work today.

Granddad, are you feeling okay?

Oh I'm fine. I'm fine.

Grace, when did you graduate from high school?

Grandpa, you just asked Grace

the same question a few minutes ago.

I graduated last year.

Grandma, can you help me in the kitchen?

Sure.

- Excuse me. - Yeah, mom.

Yes Grace?

Grandma is granddad okay?

He asked me the same question a couple times.

He's fine. He may be just a little tired.

Okay.

I'm a little concerned.

He's fine, Grace.

- All right, lets go back. - Okay.

It sure was nice to have Grace and Tyson over

for dinner now that Grace's home.

Yeah. I miss Gracie, and that Bobby sure loves eating.

Hmm. Yeah, Bobby did back in the day,

but you meant Tyson, right?

I said Tyson loves eating.

No, you said Bobby.

Anyway, I'm just glad that Melvin has Grace and Tyson

to keep his mind occupied.

Why does he need to keep his mind occupied?

Remember, he has such a hard time after Tory's death.

I'm getting ready to occupy my mind right now. Oh.

- Oh, how? - By going to sleep.

Isaiah, just don't forget about our appointments tomorrow.

What appointment?

Our hair appointments.

- Oh. - Oh.

Well dream about me, okay.

Sweet dreams.

Goodnight dear.

Hi, I'm here for my appointment.

Yes. Okay.

Honey. I'll see you later.

How you been?

Hey. Hey.

Come on in, have a seat.

- How's it? - JT?

Yes sir.

- How's it going, man? - Alright. Can't complain.

Can't complain.

Right with you in the moment.

Thank you Mr. JT.

See you later, bro.

Thank you bro.

Bye-bye man.

See you soon.

Alright, Mr. Isaiah, you're up.

Come on and have a seat.

How your day been going today? So far?

Going okay.

Just okay?

- Yeah. - Alright.

Gotta get better than okay, right. Mr. Isaiah?

Yeah. Mhm-hmm.

How's everybody doing?

How's the family doing?

Yeah, the family's doing good. Thank you.

Hey, has Bobby been here already?

Bobby, talking about your son, Bobby?

Just cut my hair.

Hey buddy, you been checking any sports

or gangs, anything?

What you into these days?

Nah, I haven't had much time to look at any sports.

You almost done.

Just right here.

Mm. Yeah.

Okay. Alright.

All right. All right. All right.

Here we go.

Oh, he ain't came.

Guess I'm gonna have to pay for my own cut

since Bobby ain't here.

You know he normally pays for the two of us.

Mr. Isaiah. Bobby passed away a few years ago.

Hey, Bobby ain't passed away!

I just saw him.

Don't mess my hair.

Take this.

Yeah, you mess my hair up, man.

It's been the same famous hair that I've been giving you

for the last four years now.

You know what?

Don't even worry about it.

Alright, I got you.

It's on the house, okay.

I'm not ever coming to this shop again!

Not ever!

Hey.

Louise! Louise!

Hey. What's up JT?

Hey Grace, sorry to bother you.

Your granddad was acting pretty strange today.

In what way?

Well, while I was cutting his hair,

he asked if your uncle Bobby has been here for his hair cut.

My uncle Bobby?

Yeah. And then after I cut his hair,

he acted as though, I didn't give him the same hairstyle.

I think something is going on with him.

Where is he now?

Well, he left very upset

and he said he was never coming back.

Granddad said that?

Oh, you know, also I noticed he was stuttering.

Stuttering? Okay. I'll check on him.

Thanks for letting me know, JT.

I'll talk to you later.

Talk to you later, bye.

Hey dad, can I talk to you?

Of course, baby.

What's on your mind?

It's granddad.

Have you or grandma noticed anything different

about him recently?

No. And mom didn't mention anything either.

Oh, remember dinner yesterday?

Yeah.

He asked me twice when I was graduating from high school.

And remember my friend JT, his barber that cuts his hair?

Yeah.

Well, he asked JT if Uncle Bobby had come in for a haircut

and he even accused JT

of not cutting his hair his normal way.

He became very irate and then said he was never going back.

Look, don't you worry.

Granddad will be fine.

Dad is aging, and sometimes seniors get forgetful with age.

Yeah, I hope so.

I better not ask you the same question twice and geez.

- Hi. - Hi.

May I have a passion fruit lemonade?

Sure. Is that all

- for you today? - Yep.

Alright. Your total is 345.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- Hello. - Hi.

- How you doing? - Fine.

Do you always look like your bored?

Well, let's see.

While you're waiting for your food,

you want to talk to kill time

or you're trying to flirt with me, so.

Well, let's see. No and no.

Why do women always think a brother's trying to flirt

with them anyway?

We can't just say hello?

Although, I do see that you have something I need.

See that is exactly what I mean.

The truth comes out,

now you're just being disrespectful!

Humor me. How?

What else do men want from women?

Now, you know, that's a loaded question.

You sure you want me to answer that? Seriously?

But what I want from you actually is not what you think.

So you might wanna get your mind out the gutter.

And what do you want? Hmm.

First, I'd like to introduce myself.

I'm Melvyn. What's your name?

I'm Raven.

Nice to meet you, Raven.

Actually, I'm looking for an agent

to help my investment group purchase a property.

And I noticed your name badge before our conversation.

So you see, not all conversations are heading

in the wrong direction.

I'm so sorry.

Melvin, right?

Number 32.

Look, yes, I can help.

Look, I would love to help your investment group.

Actually, here's my card and just call me when you're ready.

- Order 32. - Oh, that's me.

Thank you.

Order 31.

Raven!

So do you think you can speak to my group later?

Sure. It'll have to be after 4:00 p.m. though.

- Sounds like a plan. - All right.

Hello.

Hello, Melvin.

So I have some great news.

The property you're interested in has only been

on the market for six days.

Now the asking price is 1.2 million.

Are you still interested in seeing it?

Absolutely. If you're on board, then we are on board.

But we would like to submit our offer before Christmas.

All right.

Well, since we both have to eat,

let's meet over lunch tomorrow.

Okay. That works for me.

Good. There's a new restaurant called ACEs

in Hyattsville. Let's meet there.

Oh, I've heard of that spot.

Great. I'll text you the information.

Okay, sounds good.

Alright. Bye-Bye.

- You need some help? - Yes, please.

How about we just let Dad do this?

Yeah.

So what's it like living on campus?

Well, it's very different from living at home

and going to school.

On campus, you'll have lots of responsibilities.

You know how Dad makes sure that you're dressed, awake,

fed, homework done, and get to school on time.

Yeah.

Well, in college you're responsible

for doing all of that on your own.

Wow, that sounds like a lot.

You know what?

That's why I'm staying right at home with dad forever.

As a matter of fact, you should consider moving back home,

so dad can help you with your responsibilities too.

Well, it's all a part of growing up little bro.

There will be times when you get to have fun,

but you have to stay focused and get your education,

which you will 'cause you're smart and greedy.

I'm not greedy.

Oh. Hello?

Hey girl, what are you doing?

Hey, nothing, just babysitting my little brother.

Babysitting?

Girl, shouldn't you be figuring out a major?

First of all, I'm on my Christmas vacation

and I'm not spending one minute of it

trying to pick a college major

just because Professor White wants me to.

And on that note,

if you're gonna call me bothering me about a major,

then I'm gonna go back to spending quality time

with my little brother.

Talk to you later.

Alright girl. Talk to you later.

- Bye. - Bye.

- Do you wanna watch some TV? - Yeah.

- That's pretty good. - Yeah.

Nice if you.

Thank you.

Okay, let's get started

- with the paperwork. - Yes.

Okay, so I've actually highlighted

where you and your partners need to sign.

If you have any questions, you can just gimme a call.

And feel free to give my number to your partners as well,

so they can gimme a call if they have any questions.

I think I'm gonna feel like not giving them your number,

but I can forward that questions to you.

How about that?

Table for one, please.

That one's cute.

Do you know her?

Know who?

The woman that just walked by smiling at you.

I didn't even notice her.

One thing about me is this, when I'm focused on someone,

they have my undivided attention.

And right now I only see you.

Wait, do I detect some jealousy?

Yeah, just a little bit.

- From me? No, no. - Okay.

But I hear you talking though.

Good, good.

I really enjoyed this lunch, Raven,

and I wouldn't mind doing this again.

I would love that.

And thank you for not giving up on me

while I was being a jerk when we first met.

- Look, I am usually not. - Wait, wait!

Don't worry about it.

It's not a problem.

We had a great time.

We took care of business,

plus I'm sure you got men rolling up on you all the time.

Am I right to assume that you're not married?

And why would you assume that?

Didn't see a ring.

Isaiah, remember Ella?

We were at the Tuesday night step out,

her granddaughter is dancing at church today.

- Ella? - Mhm-hmm.

Wait a minute.

Oh. Hey Grace.

I'll be there to pick you and granddad up

for church in about an hour, okay?

Oh, okay. All right, see you then.

All right, see you.

- Bye - Bye.

Hey, Isaiah, that was Grace.

She'll be here in an hour to get us for church,

so we need to hurry up and get dressed.

I'm gonna go ahead and take a quick shower, okay?

Okay. Alright. Okay.

Hey, Isaiah.

Isaiah?

Hey, Grace.

Hello.

Go ahead and go to church without us.

Oh, are you sure?

I hope granddad's okay.

Yeah, I don't think your granddad's feeling too well.

He was supposed to have gotten dressed for church,

and I came back and he's changed

into a different pair of pajamas and fell back asleep.

Okay. Well, you're gonna miss the youth performances.

I know, but I think I need to be here for him

in case he needs me.

All right. Yeah, that'll probably be best.

So you can keep a close eye on him.

Okay. All right.

Love you, sweetie.

All right. Bye, grandma.

Isaiah, are you okay?

Where's my wife?

What did you mean where's your wife?

She wasn't with you?

Who are you?

It's me, Lawrence, your neighbor.

Hey. How did you hurt yourself?

I didn't hurt my...

I didn't, I didn't hurt myself.

Hi, I'm Grace.

Is everything okay?

This is my granddad.

I'm Lawrence, his neighbor.

I just saw him walking around looking confused.

What happened to his head?

He didn't say.

Granddad, where are you coming from?

Where's grandma?

She was just standing here talking to me.

Granddad, hold on.

Grandma, look who I found outside.

Outside, where?

Standing with your neighbor, Lawrence.

I don't know Lawrence.

Isaiah, I thought you were in the basement.

I was going to the basement and I couldn't find the door.

What happened to your head?

Nothing's wrong with my head.

What happened to him?

I don't know.

Grandma, I think we need to get granddad checked out.

Why? 'Cause he went for a walk

and got a little bruised?

A little bruise, or a big bruise,

it doesn't matter.

He can't explain it.

Can't you see something's going on with him?

Sometimes seniors forget things.

Especially at our age, it comes with aging.

Your granddad is fine.

Grandma, I get what you're saying.

But I think granddad's condition is more than just aging.

Can't you see something's going on with him?

How many days?

Yeah, days is it before Christmas?

Grace, you know, that's our favorite time of the year.

I know granddad and I can't wait.

Me neither!

See how excited he is about Christmas now?

Grandma, what is wrong with you?

You had no idea that he left the house!

He ended up down the street and came back with a bruise

that he can't explain!

You don't see nothing wrong with that.

He asked the same questions over and over again.

And he even asked if Uncle Bobby had been to the shop

for a haircut.

Since I've been home, granddad has not been himself.

What are you saying, Grace?

What do you think?

We all know that Uncle Bobby passed away three years ago.

And Tyson told me that he called him Bobby

while they were playing catch.

None of this is normal!

I reached out to my friend's mom who's a doctor,

and she thinks that we should get him evaluated

by a memory doctor.

He doesn't need a memory doctor!

He remembers a lot.

Grandma, I did my own research

and memory loss comes and goes.

He'll remember some things while others fade from his mind.

Grandma, please just get him checked out.

I don't know how I'm overlooked all of this Grace,

and I really don't know a lot about memory loss,

but if it'll make you feel better,

I'll see about getting him a doctor.

Thank you.

Who's that ringing my bell like that?

I'll take care of the plates.

Okay.

Who's that ringing my bell like that?

You know who?

Come on in.

Hi, Tyson.

Hey, granny.

- Hey mama. - Hi, baby.

- Take your shoes off. - Oh yeah.

Take your shoes off.

You know it costs to ring my bell like that.

- Hey, take your shoes off. - Don't worry

about what I'm doing.

Hold on for a second.

Granddad, is everything okay?

I heard the doorbell ring.

Hold. Hold on. Let me call you back. All right.

Granddad, that was just Tyson and Dad.

They came in.

Oh, okay. All right.

Come on, let's go eat dinner.

Hold on now, I'm not on the bus.

Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Let's hold hands please.

Father, thank You for this food

that we about to receive.

May You bless the hands that prepared it for the nourishment

and purification of our body.

Good food, good juice, good looking, get loose.

Amen.

- Amen. - Amen.

- Ma, this looks delicious. - It does.

I'm glad. This looks delicious.

Tyson. I love to cook for my family.

- Tyson, you good? - Of course I am.

This is the best food I could ever have.

Like your haircut.

Every food you eat is the best food you've ever had.

Bobby, what you do with the baseball?

When we was playing with it,

you put it away.

Hey, pop, that's Tyson.

Yeah, I'm Tyson.

Oh, I said Tyson.

No, you didn't, granddad.

- You said Bobby. - You said Bobby.

Looking confused.

Her name's Raven.

Why you in my business?

Are we not family?.

I know you better stay outta my leather patch.

I wasn't in there.

- I think. - You think?

I'm gonna put him to work.

That's what you need to do.

No, there's a cold.

Grandpa, why do you have a bandage on your head?

Oh, always.

It's nothing. It's okay.

Oh, pop, so my investment group.

Investment group?

Yeah.

You remember my friends Derek and Malcolm?

The three of us put a contract on an investment property,

it's nice too.

Well, that's awesome, son.

Where are the children going to live

while you move into an investment group with your friends?

We won't live there, pop.

It's an investment group.

So where is the property?

Oh, it's a new development over in Charleston Place.

Oh, now that's good money over there.

If it takes three of y'all to purchase it,

you know it's gonna take at least nine to keep it.

Yeah. And my wife and I, we are broke.

Yes, we are.

Look, pop we are okay, alright.

Alright, my two, let's go. Let's go.

All right, Pop, see you.

This amazing food.

- Bye mama. - Bye baby.

- Boy. - All right.

Bye grandma.

- Love you. - Love you too.

Okay. I'll see you baby.

All right, son.

- Take care of yourself. - I'll be good, pop.

All right.

Come on, let's go. Let's go.

Let's go, let's go.

Too long.

- Bye grandma. - Bye baby.

Grandma, granddad threw his plate away in the trash.

So you have to watch him more.

Please make that appointment.

- Okay. - I love you.

I love you too.

Oh, honey, honey, you relax.

I'll clean up the kitchen.

- You sure? - I'm positive.

Okay. Well, I'll take you up on that offer then.

- Dry your hand. - Okay.

Isaiah? Isaiah, honey.

Come on, wake up.

Come on. Let's go to bed.

Come on, sweetie.

Okay.

- Oh! - I know.

You had a busy day, huh?

Louise, it smells good down here.

Good morning, Isaiah.

Why do you have on a suit?

You going somewhere?

You forgot?

Gracie's coming to pick us up

for church this morning.

No, that was yesterday.

You were asleep, so we missed church.

I don't remember that.

I am looking so forward

to our senior night step out tomorrow.

Oh yes. Me too. Me too!

But I have to run out and get a few things,

so I'll be back. Okay.

Oh, okay.

All right. Enjoy your meal.

Oh, okay. Oh.

Okay.

Oh, man!

What happened to my house?

Oh my God!

Hey, Isaiah.

Isaiah? Isaiah!

Hey. Hey! Where you going?

Where you going?

Look, I can't find my house.

Oh, it's cold out here.

Where's your coat?

I had my coat on.

Yeah, but it's cold out here.

But your house is right over here.

It's right over here.

Yeah, right over here.

- Come on, I'll take you. - No, its...

No, it's right over here. I'll take you.

- Okay. Come on. - Oh man!

It's okay. It's okay.

- You sure? - I'm positive.

Right here. This is it right here.

Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.

Okay?

Okay, all right.

Okay. Okay.

Right there. That's it. Yeah.

How long you gonna sit there

and hold that remote, Isaiah?

It's not working.

This thing won't turn on!

Did you unplug the TV?

No, I haven't even been here.

I went to the store.

I was just watching it!

Hello?

Hi, Isaiah, is Louise home?

I don't know, maybe.

Oh, okay. Can I speak with her please?

Okay. Let me find her for you.

♪ Hang yourself ♪

Isaiah, was somebody on the phone?

No. I wasn't on the phone.

That's strange 'cause it was off the hook.

- Is it Christmas yet? - No.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas, Grace.

Merry Christmas.

Thank you.

Merry Christmas to you too, Tyson.

Thank you.

Merry Christmas Mom and Dad.

Thank you baby.

There you go.

- This is for you, grandma. - Thank you.

- Merry Christmas granddad. - Ooh, I like it.

Yes.

Here you go, grandpa.

Oh, wrong one.

Oh, thank you, Tyson.

On joke time.

Oh, Gracie.

Ooh. I get a big box. Thank you.

I can't tell what's in here.

Look at the ribbon, it's so pretty.

Lucky.

Wait.

It's so nice.

Do you know what's in here.

It sounds like...

Aren't you gonna open your gifts?

Son, stop shaking the box.

Why not?

It sounds like...

Hope you guys enjoy the gifts.

- Yeah. - I hope I enjoy mine too.

- Well. - Who's hungry?

What? Why y'all looking at me?

Come on, let's eat.

- Let's eat, boy. - Okay.

Put the box down under the tree.

Okay.

I got it.

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Okay.

- Okay. - Let's go eat.

Can we say the prayer?

- Yeah. - First?

Everybody, hold hands.

Father, thank You for this food

that we are about to receive.

We ask that You bless the hands

that have prepared it for the nourishment

and purification of our bodies.

Good food, good juice, good looking.

- Get loose, amen. - Amen.

All right, there you go.

Oh, you want some Turkey? Huh?

Let me help, let me help me out.

Hey pop, let me do that for you.

Yeah, no...

I got it. I got it.

I got it. No problem.

- Okay. - Have a seat there.

Okay, good.

- Make sure you get Tyson. - I got some coming

for him right now.

Okay.

Let me get that for you.

A little piece, huh?

A little piece.

Oh yes. That's beautiful.

Oh.

Hand me your plate, son.

Perfect. Perfect.

I taught you well.

There you go, son.

There you go.

Can you cut me this again?

Grandma, everything smells so good.

Son, when does food not smell good to you?

Yeah. Ty, I wanna hear the answer to that question.

Tyson did you get everything

that was on your Christmas list?

Granddad, Tyson's list was so long it took dad days

to read it.

No, it didn't.

And I did get everything I want

on my Christmas list, Grandpa.

Gracie, what about you?

Oh, I didn't have a list.

No one Grace's age needs a list.

Their gifts so expensive,

they can only get one item for Christmas.

- Oh. - Okay. Maybe our gifts

are a little pricey.

Little pricey, huh?

Dad! I got a smartphone for Christmas.

Is that all?

Melvin, you mean you only gave her one gift for Christmas?

I know, right, Grandma?

I remember when I was a little girl

and I had so many presents under the tree,

and now this year I only got one gift.

How did I only get her one gift?

Ma, Grace asked for one of them smartphones

and it didn't cost no hundred bucks either.

And it's smart, too.

Smart enough to prevent you from getting other gifts.

Here, Gracie, go ahead

and get you anything you want,

as many gifts you want.

Thank you Granddad.

- Grace. - What?

Come on. It's Christmas.

Where's your spending spirit?

Y'all spoil these kids, right?

Yeah.

Can we do the honors?

Can we do the honors?

Tyson, did you like the peppers sauce?

- It's sweet. - It's sweet.

That's why you like it.

I don't really like it.

It's bitter to me.

Yeah.

And then I don't like the consistency.

Just put it in the sink, Isaiah.

Do I hear water running?

In the sink?

I'll check it out.

Eat. Thank you.

Okay.

Yes, please. Thank you sir.

Hey grandma, can you come here for a second?

Sure.

What is it?

Granddad turned the water on

and forgot to turn it back off.

Did you make his appointment yet?

Not yet 'cause I don't think it's that serious.

I think his forgetting is just because of age.

But as I told you before, if it'll ease your mind,

I'll call the doctor tomorrow.

Yes. It will ease my mind.

And I'll even go with you to the appointment.

Good. Then we can both be told it's only aging.

Oh, here's granddad's credit card.

I wasn't gonna use it or anything,

but I just didn't wanna risk breaking his heart

if I didn't take it.

Okay, thank you.

Hey Gracey.

Hey Granddad.

Come on. Selfie time.

Oh.

We gotta document Christmas.

Oh, selfie.

Oh, that's pretty.

Wait a minute.

Smile. Y'all.

Can they see us?

Yeah, they can see us, granddad.

Oh!

We see you, pop.

Merry Christmas!

I can do what I want.

You wanna hit on a woman

then you hit on me.

Is it Christmas yet?

I did not raise you to put your hands on.

No honey, it's not.

A man.

I'll be right back.

Hi Grace.

Your granddad has been asking every day is it Christmas.

I know. I don't know what to do.

It's really getting to me.

Have you made his doctor's appointment yet?

Yes. It's tomorrow.

I'm so glad it's tomorrow.

Until his appointment,

you're going to probably have to be more patient with him.

Hopefully the doctor will be able to diagnose granddad

and let you know what's going on with him.

- Is it Christmas yet? - No, Isaiah.

Christmas passed.

It's your doctor's appointment today.

I don't need to see no doctor!

I'm fine.

There's nothing, nothing's wrong with me.

Then can you get dressed and go with me please?

Okay.

- Hi. - Good morning.

- Hi. - May I help you?

Yes. My husband, Isaiah Dorsey has an appointment

with Dr. Reid.

Okay. Please sign in.

And did you bring the items that I mentioned to you?

Yes, I have 'em here with me.

Awesome. All right.

Dr. Reid, Mr. Dorsey is here

for his two o'clock appointment. Alright.

She'll be right with you

and you guys can have a seat.

Okay, thank you.

Alright.

- Hello, Mr. And Mrs. Dorsey? - Yes.

- Follow me. - Okay.

Come on, Isaiah.

Hello, Mr. And Mrs. Dorsey.

I'm Dr. Reid.

How are you doing today?

We're fine.

And this is our granddaughter, Grace.

What brings you here today?

Well, my husband, Isaiah has been very forgetful lately.

It's really not like him.

He doesn't recognize our son, Tyson.

He misplaces things and he even accuses me of moving things.

He's walked away from home, got lost

and hurt himself.

But the thing is, he doesn't even remember

how he hurt himself.

And ever since Christmas,

he's been asking every single day, is it Christmas yet?

When did you start noticing changes in his behavior?

I noticed something was going on with him

when I first got back from Christmas break.

He has his good days when his memories are still sharp,

but his memories are fading fast.

Mrs. Dorsey, unfortunately, it's very common for families

to go through what you're going through and not know.

I just feel so sad because I can't believe I didn't know

he was going through anything serious.

Has he placed either you or himself in harm's way?

No. No.

He does forget his keys a lot,

and he wanders away from home often,

but he's always brought back by different neighbors.

Okay. How are you doing Mr. Dorsey?

I'm doing good.

Can you fill this packet out while I talk with Mr. Dorsey?

Also, did you bring the sentimental item with you?

Oh yes. It's his favorite ornament.

Thank you.

Mr. Dorsey, can you tell me why you're here today?

I don't know!

I'm here with my wife for her appointments.

- We're here. - Mrs. Dorsey,

don't answer for him.

Your wife mentioned that you've been struggling

with remembering things lately.

- Is that true? - No.

When is today's date?

It's Christmas day.

Can you tell me what seven minus 100 is?

Seven minus 100, that's nine, eight.

It's 70.

- Do you drive? - Yes.

When was the last time you drove?

I drove today.

I don't remember where I went.

Louise, where did I go?

No, it wasn't today, Isaiah.

Do you have grandchildren?

Yes. Yeah.

How many grandchildren do you have?

Um, two.

Mr. Dorsey, do you know these people in this picture?

That girl looks like our Grace,

and that's Bobby.

Louise, why is Bobby in that photo with her girl?

These are your grandchildren, Mr. Dorsey.

Oh, no, no.

Our grandkids at home.

When is your wife's birthday?

It's February the four...

February the 14th? No.

Oh, it's Christmas.

Yeah, it's Christmas day.

Can you tell me what this is called?

That's my ball.

That's my ball!

Why they paint my ball like this?

Louise! This is the ball that I play catch with Bobby with.

That's the ball you play catch with our grandson, Tyson.

Mrs. Dorsey, based off of Mr. Dorsey's symptoms

and his cognitive tests,

he has rapidly progressive dementia, also known as RPD.

We're going to need a blood work as well as a brain scan

from Mr. Dorsey.

RPD progresses quickly.

Do you know much about dementia?

No. Isaiah's my first.

This is not going to be an easy journey for you

or your family.

Can you die from it?

RPD is a neurological condition

that develops sub acutely over weeks to months

and rarely acutely over days.

In contrast to most dementing conditions,

that can take years to progress to death.

In some cases, RPD can be quickly fatal.

However, we don't know how this is going to affect Isaiah.

At his stage, he will require 24/7 supervision

and of course, no more driving.

I would like to see Mr. Isaiah back in three months

for a follow up.

Brenda can also schedule your appointment at the front desk

and give you a list of support groups

that you may want to attend to see how others cope

with similar challenges.

Okay.

- Thank you Dr. Reid. - You are welcome.

Hi. Dr. Reid would like for me

to make a three month follow up for my husband, Isaiah.

Okay. Okay. One minute.

Here you go.

Here's his next appointment.

And here is a list of support groups

that Dr. Reid recommends all her patient caregivers

check into.

- Okay. Thank you. - You welcome.

Is it Christmas yet?

No, Isaiah.

Christmas is not till next year.

I love Christmas.

Christmas, it's almost here.

Okay.

Isaiah, your shoes aren't tied.

I just tied them!

It's okay.

Isaiah.

Is today Christmas?

No. Isaiah, it's not.

Granddad, what are you thinking about?

Is it Christmas yet?

He asks that same question every single day.

Grandma, I have an idea.

Okay.

How about we decorate a room Christmasy,

we can place wrapped gifts under the tree

and we can call it The Christmas Room.

So that way whenever granddad asks, when is Christmas.

- Mhm-hmm. - We can take him to the room,

let him see it,

we can give him a gift,

and hopefully that'll help put his mind at ease,

at least for that moment.

That is a wonderful idea, Grace.

You think it'll work?

I mean, I hope so.

I don't really see what else we have to lose.

I think it's worth a shot.

Okay.

We can decorate The Christmas Room tomorrow

before I leave for school.

But I'll be back for Spring break in March.

Let's hope this works.

♪ Remember when your dreams on Christmas day came true ♪

♪ And decorations on the tree were made by you ♪

Louise! Louise! Louise!

♪ Are in the Christmas ♪

Christmas carols, they're singing.

♪ Remember when your dreams on Christmas day came true ♪

♪ And decorations on the tree were made by you ♪

♪ And now are in the Christmas room ♪

♪ And now ♪

We're gonna party.

Is that Melvyn? ♪ Christmas room ♪

Okay. Okay.

Tyson.

- Yes, dad? - Come here son.

Sit down.

Look, I ain't wanna stop you from playing with your toys,

but I really need to talk to you about something, okay?

Okay.

- Alright. - What is it?

Look, Tyson, your grandfather's been diagnosed

with rapidly progressive dementia.

What's that?

Well, basically he may not be able

to remember things like he used to.

There may even be times

where he doesn't even recognize who we are.

Granddad knows who we are!

We're his family!

Son. Yes, son, he does.

Yes, he will son,

but the type of dementia your grandfather has,

it causes memory loss and progresses very quickly.

So look, son, we will need to be extra patient with him,

especially when he repeats himself, okay?

Okay.

It's gonna be okay.

Come here.

Oh. Hi, Grace.

Hey, grandma.

How are you and granddad doing?

I'm hanging in there.

Ooh, I tell you, it's been hard.

But your granddad, his memory is just really deteriorating.

He keeps asking every day is it Christmas.

That's the only thing he remembers.

Okay. Well, I'll be home for Spring break tomorrow.

Maybe I could spend a couple nights with you

to help out with granddad.

Oh, sounds good. Sounds good.

Can't wait to see you, honey.

Well, he's back at it again.

Is it Christmas yet?

No. Isaiah, it's not.

Okay. See you tomorrow.

- Give him a kiss for me. - I will.

Hey Grandma.

- Hey. Grace. - I missed you.

- Me too. - Where's granddad?

- He's in there, but don't. - Okay.

Be surprised if he doesn't recognize you.

It got that bad?

It's gotten worse.

Okay.

I'm back! Hey granddad.

It's me, Grace.

Is it Christmas yet?

See, that's the only thing he remembers.

Grandma.

- Mhm-hmm? - I have an idea.

Here, record this.

Ho ho, ho, Merry Christmas.

Grace, he's smiling!

- Grace. - Granddad, you remember?

Grace.

Let's go to The Christmas Room.

Okay.

Isn't it pretty granddad?

Yeah.

- Beautiful. - Oh.

Time for me and Isaiah to go to bed.

Hold on grandma.

I think it's selfie time.

No, it's bedtime.

No, grandma, selfie is a picture.

Why didn't you just say it's time to take a picture?

I told you,

our generation likes to cut our conversations in half.

Look how many words that is.

Let's take a picture.

It's selfie time.

Come on.

Let's take a picture, granddad.

Oh, so cute.

- Grace! - Yeah!

Hey, morning grandad.

Grace.

Hey.

Gracey?

Gracey. I love you.

I love you too granddad.

Granddad? Granddad.

Granddad, we have to go to The Christmas Room.

Wake up!

Granddad? Oh, granddad, granddad!

Grandma! Grandma. Call 911!

Granddad's not breathing.

Please, please, granddad, wake up.

No, I can't lose you.

Isaiah please!

No Isaiah, don't leave me.

Don't leave me!

Dad, it's granddad.

He was just smiling and breathing,

and telling me that he loved me.

And I don't know what happened.

It was just...

Good morning everyone.

My name is Jerome Sterling and I am your facilitator today.

I would like to open up the floor to anyone

that would like to introduce themself,

and share some of the challenges

that you may have experienced taking care of loved ones

that may have memory loss.

Would anyone like to go first?

Hi, my name is Sandra.

I'm my uncle's only family.

He wasn't married, doesn't have any children.

About two years ago I started noticing

he was doing some strange things around the house.

I guess he thought he was keeping us safe,

but his thought process was putting us in harm's way.

He would go to the front door and lock and unlock

the doors like five or six times,

just lock it, unlock then leaving it unlocked,

thinking it was locked.

Unfortunately, I know the feeling.

Then he starts peeking out the window

as if somebody's after him or watching him.

He goes to the oven knobs, and turns those on and off.

And I have to check behind him all the time

because it's just not safe.

He thinks I'm following behind him,

but I have to make sure we're all safe.

My uncle, he's 72 and he's got dementia.

Everything's gonna be okay, grandma.

I'll be right here waiting for you if you need me.

- I love you. - I love you too.

- You will be okay. - Okay.

Hi, I'm Calvin.

My mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's four years ago.

And my dad used to take care of her, but he passed away.

And so I'm taking care of her.

I'm an only child with my own family,

and trust me, it's been very, very challenging.

But I love my mom.

She's at a stage where she needs round the clock care.

So I moved her into our home for her safety,

and still take care of my family of five.

I wish I had y'all issues.

I have three siblings and none of them helped

with my dad at all.

He's too much for my mom to handle.

He already left the house five times.

Five times and the neighbors had to bring him back home.

One time a police officer had to bring him back home

after he found his ID.

He's so angry all the time and just short tempered.

He can't even remember where he puts anything.

Once he walked around the whole house

'cause he couldn't find the bathroom.

So he just wet on himself and then accused my mom

of moving the bathroom.

We can't even afford a living nurse to help my mom out.

And we definitely can't afford a nursing home!

I'm sorry, you didn't introduce yourself.

I'm Noreen, Noreen Morton.

I asked my siblings why they don't help with dad,

and you know what one of them told me?

What did they say?

She said, "Mom married him for better or worse, not me.

So that's her problem."

Wow. That's a little insensitive.

So would anyone else like to go next?

Hi, I'm Louise.

I recently lost the love of my life, my husband Isaiah,

to rapidly progressive dementia.

Lately, I've just been trying

to get through all this pain and hurt.

Welcome, Louise, you are not alone.

Would you care to share some of your challenges

'cause someone here may experience the same thing

that you have experienced and you're able

to help someone today.

Three months ago,

our wonderful granddaughter, Grace came home

and she started noticing things about Isaiah.

He would often forget things

and forgot she went to college.

And then he started asking about where our son, Bobby was.

And just so you know, Bobby passed away years ago.

And then he started asking every day

if it was Christmas yet.

Wow. That must be so tough on you.

I had three good months with my Isaiah

once we learned of his diagnosis.

I don't know about dementia and all those things, I don't.

I thought his forgetfulness came with aging.

Unfortunately, I know the feeling.

Would anyone else like to go?

Well, I wanna thank everyone for sharing your experiences.

Neurological issues require patience

to work with our loved ones because you'll never know

if we could be in those exact same shoes.

So thank you.

Hello? Hello! Grandma?

Hey. Where is everybody?

We're up here packing up The Christmas Room, Grace.

Okay.

What can I do?

Well, Tyson and I start in here.

You can go pack up Isaiah's clothes.

Hi Gracie, this is Papa.

I wanted to talk to you, but once I realized

that I was forgetting things,

I decided to make a video before I forgot again.

From the time that you were born,

you were always my special Gracie.

And in the beginning of my illness,

there were quite a few times

that I know I needed to make an appointment

to get checked out, but I kept forgetting.

And then one day I overheard you in a conversation

with your grandmother about my health,

and I was so proud of you

because you were so persistent in getting me help.

You never gave up on your papa.

I remember when you went off to college

and you didn't know what you were going to major in.

Well, Gracie, if I were in charge of a hospital,

I would do everything in my power to convince you

to work in my hospital.

You'll make a heck of a doctor.

Always remember, I love you, Gracie.

That's it. I'm gonna be a doctor.

Hey, granddad, it's been a whole year without you.

Christmas wasn't the same without you,

and I miss you so much.

But I finally picked a major.

I've decided that I'm going to become a doctor.

I love you so much, granddad.

I promise, I'll cherish our Christmas memories forever.