A mind's a terrible thing to waste or losing your mind.

by compound complex 4 Replies latest social entertainment

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  compound complex

  I saw the movie Iris, depicting the bohemian life of brilliant author Iris Murdoch.

  I've yet to check fact against cinematic license. Nevertheless, when in the full and tragic throes of Alzheimers, she was shown on the seashore with pad and pen[cil] in hand. What a location from which to draw inspiration. In horrifying stead, she studiously tore page upon page from the notebook, placing each leaf upon the sand, a sea-smoothed stone placed thereupon to fix it solid against the gusting wind. That ... that, her latest literary endeavor....

  This sad portrayal of a talented woman forever lost - whether true or apocryphal - shivered my timbers and writer's hand.

  Thoughts?

  Love,

  CoCo
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  snowbird

  I watched my mother go through the early stage of dementia.

  This formidable woman who at one time put a capital M in multitasking reduced to a whiny, needy, childlike state was not a pretty sight.

  I hope with all my heart that such a fate does not await me, but if it does, may the good Lord and my family be merciful, kind, and understanding.

  Syl
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  VoidEater

  Funny thing, dear CoCo...

  I am gripped by your telling, or retelling if you must, of this mise en place. Extraordinary!

  Something I would never have seen for myself, and now having had a taste of the experience, I wonder if seeing the inspiration in this film could impact more fully?

  I am honored by your sharing...
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  compound complex

  Thank you, dear friends, VoidEater and Syl.

  Your words are so beautifully expressed and the personal encounters - of greater or lesser familial impact - heart-rending.

  More later, perhaps - if I remember how to get here.

  Love,

  CoCo
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  snowbird

  if I remember how to get here.

  LOL.

  Syl