Sunday, September 28, 2008

everything in its time


i watched this documentary quite some time ago. "Malcom and Barbara - Love's Farewell" it was about the devastating effects Alzheimer's Disease has on both its sufferers and their loved ones. about how Malcom, a talented pianist and lecturer, was reduced to someone whose quality of life became so impaired that he had to depend on others even to satisfy his basic physiological needs. "These are the hands that once flew over the piano keys. And the hands that once caressed." and how Barbara never gave up and cared for her husband right up to his final hours (via active euthanasia), even though he had seemed like a total stranger for the 11 years.

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