I saw this movie for the first time over the weekend and it joggled my mind. I cannot even begin to imagine what it would be like to not only lose one's ENTIRE memory but also have short-term memory to where it is near impossible remembering what happened yesterday, too.
In my opinion, the reason Lorraine was detached and aloof when he came home from rehab is because she was holding on so hard to the man she had always known. I don't think she meant to be bitter and argumentative. It's just that she had to go through this process, too. I mean, this is a situation that no one else (as far as friends, family, etc.) can relate to. There isn't a book that tells you everything you will go through when your husband has an accident, forgets everything that ever happened to him and forgets what happens in the day to day, as well.
So, she had to go through a natural grieving period over her husband who died, who didn't physically die. I cannot begin to wrap my head around it. They made it through which speaks volumes of their love and dedication. I don't know many couples who could survive a situation like this one.
As an aside, it also made me think of their Catholic upbringing. What I would really like to know is, how did this affect their religious life? I mean, what would he have to confess about now? How does everything they were brought up to believe fit into their experience?
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