Victoria Garcia is in the advanced stages of dementia , and doesn’t speak much at all.

She is being cared for at home in Dapto south of Sydney by her husband Antonio, whom she met when they were teenagers in Spain more than 60 years ago, and her daughter Cecilia Leha.

Leha said her mother now “mumbles, makes no sense, barks, screams (and) makes funny noises just to convey her feelings”.

“It is a very hard journey to see a parent disappear,” Leha told news.com.au. 3

In the early stages of her dementia journey , Leha said her mother “couldn’t find the words, she would get irritated and frustrated”.

Garcia now “doesn’t like listening to English,” her daughter said.

“Even in her state at the moment, she still doesn’t like it. She will get annoyed and show her frustration.”

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