Heartwarming moment a six-year-boy 根気よく 料金d his dementia-苦しむing 広大な／多数の／重要な-grandfather

  • Colton Keith, 6, is filmed feeding Franklin Frye, 79, dinner in Saltville, Virginia
  • A baked potato and coleslaw supper is served with help from mom Nichole who is filming the meal-time
  • Franklin cannot look after himself as he 苦しむs from dementia and Alzheimer's
  • The kid gleefully asks his 広大な／多数の／重要な-grandpa 'does it taste good' and his mom is 'proud'

By Phoebe Eckersley For Mailonline

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A caring six-year-old boy from Virginia has taken it upon himself to 削減（する） his 広大な／多数の／重要な-grandpa's baked potato and 料金d him his dinner.

In a touching ビデオ, he can be heard asking 'you want some coleslaw, 権利 here?' before carefully scooping up some cabbage slaw の上に a spoon and gestures for his 79-year-old grandpa to open wide.

The youngster Colton Keith, from Saltville, makes sure his 年上の who 苦しむs Alzheimer's and cannot look after himself, does not leave any pieces around his mouth.?

Open wide: Grandpa Franklin Frye, 79,? gets a generous helping of coleslaw served by his great-grandson Colton Keith, 6, in Saltville, Virginia
Job done! Franklin barely gets a moment to catch his breathe before adorable Colton serves up a mouthful of baked potato

'Makes me proud': Mom Nichole is overjoyed by her son's compassion に向かって Franklin and says he helps him drink water, 押し進めるs him in his 車椅子 and helps put on his shoes

Best of friends: Colton (pictured left) is seen grinning from ear to ear as he poses for a quick picture with Franklin

Best of friends: Colton (pictured left) is seen grinning from ear to ear as he 提起する／ポーズをとるs for a quick picture with Franklin

And によれば his mom, he makes this 成果／努力 at the dinner （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する every day - it is just one of his many 肉親，親類d gestures.

He carefully cleans the spoon with a napkin before 取り組むing the potato with his fork, in the （映画の）フィート数 filmed by his mom?Nichole Eastridge.

She encourages her kid to ask Franklin if it tastes good and the gran dpa nods in 承認 after his mouthful.?

From behind the camera, she directs Colton on the potato: 'Just 削減（する） a little bit of potato out in the middle.'?

Nichole is beaming throughout the ビデオ and cannot stop telling her son 'I am proud of you'.??

The 28-year-old mom has 明らかにする／漏らすd: 'My grandad Franklin lives on his own but he's unable to look after himself, so we go to his house every day.

'Colton always wants to come with me. He also helps him drinking water, 押し進めるs him around in his 車椅子 and put his shoes on.

'He just 無作為に wants to help and that makes me proud.

'The fact that he is willing to do this at six years of age touches my heart.'

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