Charles Heston and Alzheimer’s - A Terrible Way to Die
The death of Charles Heston was a sad day. Many of us Baby Boomers remember his great acting in movies like The Ten Commandments.
In the video he says, “I can part the Red Sea but I can’t part with you, which is why I won’t exclude you from this stage in my life.” What a classy guy he was.
His disease reminds me of a very interesting book by Sherwin Nuland titled How We Die. The book chronicles the stories of people dying of diseases like Alzheimer’s and cancer, and others dying accidental deaths. The description of the Alzheimer’s death is the most moving and tragic. My daughter-in-law passed it on to me; I wasn’t ready for a while but after my husband’s mother died, I read the whole book. I would urge you to read it.
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2 opinions for Charles Heston and Alzheimer’s - A Terrible Way to Die
Mary Emma Allen
Apr 14, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Thanks, Jean, for referring to our post on Alzheimer’s Notes. I must look into the book you’ve recommended. When one reaches my stage in life, they’ve experienced numerous friends and family passing on so have to learn to cope and help others, too.
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Apr 19, 2008 at 3:05 am
[…] And, finally, what’s going on in the rest of b5media’s Science & Health Channel? Angelique weighs in on the French bill to stop media promotion of “extreme thinness” over at Breaking the Mirror. Ruth at Eating Fabulous tells us about the cognitive and motor development benefits of omega-3 fatty acids for babies. Mary Emma Allen honors Charlton Heston’s Alzheimer’s battle and nods to her co-blogger Liz Lewis’s tribute, as well as Jean Murray’s thoughts on the matter. […]
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