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P&CE, Alzheimer's and Grey's Anatomy
I don't want to butt into the discussion on P&CE because I have nothing educational to say, so I'm creating a new thread here.
The basis of the discussion is if someone has Alzheimer's to the point that they no longer recognize their spouse, is it okay for the spouse to get a divorce and see other people while continuing to provide care to their ex OR... should they stay with their spouse and cheat on them with someone else.
Anyway, it made me think of the episode of Grey's Anatomy where the two Alzheimer's patients fall in love with each other and think they're each other's spouses, when in reality their actual spouses watch them fall in love with someone else. So now I'm watching the episode on Instant.
That is all.
Anyone excited for the premiere this week? I'm read to know if Mer is really fired.
Re: P&CE, Alzheimer's and Grey's Anatomy
I'm excited about the premiere!
I have no idea how to answer the divorce vs cheating due to Alzheimer's part... that is tough! My initial thought was "my vows were until death.... not until you can't remember me..." But I'm sure that's way easier said than done. The whole idea makes me incredibly sad.
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I can't even imagine how this is going on P&CE-probably heated. My grandmother had alzheimer's and my family cared for her in our home until she died in my arms 2004. When she died (and even before that) she didn't know who she was. Well she knew who she was-she just didn't know that she had already lived a long and beautiful life full of family and love. She knew her name and she knew who her parents were (only she thought they were still alive). Luckily, my grandfather died years before her-but he would have stood by her. I know this for a fact, because aside from his being catholic and not believing in divorce he loved that woman like she was his whole world.
With that: Alzheimer's patients don't know what the rest of us know about them and their lives. As the disease progresses they aren't married as far as they know. My grandma kept thinking that my dad was her husband during 1940s, when she first came to be with us. Before she passed she thought that my parents were her parents and she was going to runaway from the family farm in Poland. She wasn't married. She was still in high school as far as she knew. I think it truly matters how it is handled.
I agree with all of this. I hope the premiere is good! And I hope there's not a lot of MerDer drama. I was so enjoying them being a "normal" couple.