Watching this movie was very interesting. Clive has a memory of the 10 second tom from the movie 50 first dates. He believes that every two minutes or so he has been away or fell asleep.
Clive lost his basic memory and only remembers things that occur rutinely or evryday such as getting up and getting dressed for the day and so on. He keeps a diary close by and writes his thoughts that he feels are important to him. At one point in the day he will write i am awake for the first time and underline first time because he believes that he wakes several times a day because he can not remember when he actually did. It is kind of sad in a way that his can not remember his wife. He knows he loves her and is very excited to see her everytime she visits, but the only reason he recognizes her as his wife and not any other woman is the fact that he has it written down in his diary. She tries to remind him who she is and sometimes he finds himself angry and frustrated. Who wouldnt when you can barely remember those that are truly close to you? however, clive can still direct and make beautiful music. As his wife noted it is much like riding a bike to him, once you learn you just cant forget. I thought that was very cool!
i could not imagine being in the possition he is in, or trying to live out that lifestyle, but he makes it work. It's very cool that his wife still loves him and supports him because it must be so frustrating for her, not to meantion heart breaking to see him in that state. i dont know if i could do what they do. Then again, people always do crazy things when their in love.
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I worked at an assisted living home this past summer and there was a lady with severe Alzheimer's living there. I took care of her every day, and every day she had no idea who I was but was usually very pleasant. One day we were talking about music and I played some piano for her. After this she said "Oh I've played organ for years! Have I ever told you that?" I said no and she played for about 20 minutes straight. It was amazing because when I asked another worker how long it had been since she had played, she thought at least a year. Amazing how the mind can battle diseases and yet store our gifts.
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