
Rhod Gilbert on caring for his elderly dad
As the news of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK broke, Rhod Gilbert raced to a care home in West Wales to help his dad Malcolm, who is blind and has limited movement after a heart attack. “The care home locked down earlier than everyone else and we got a message saying not to visit,” says Rhod, who splits his time between London and Wales with his wife, comedy writer Sian Harries. “Because he can’t see and he can’t move I got him one of these smart speakers. “I shoved this