A daughter is visiting her dad in an assisted living facility and is trying to get him to his doctor’s appointment. He clearly doesn’t know who she is when she hurriedly walks into the room. She tries to make him get ready to go, and he gets increasingly agitated and stressed. Her body language communicates that she’s in charge and frustrated.
Because memory work is energy work, she receives the same energy she puts out. On the second try, she realizes he doesn’t know who she is and identifies herself in a joking manner.
She intentionally uses humor to ease their interaction and build her dad’s trust. Instead of bringing up the doctor's appointment, she suggests they go out for a burger—something she knows he would like to do.
She talks slowly and tells her dad everything that she’s doing before she starts. She stays calm, as does her dad.