On a much smaller scale - and I'm talking about dignity not money, because that doesn't enter in when we are regular people and these folks have millions of dollars - but dignity, as with the photo, I can relate. My dad's dementia showed in pictures. He'd been an intellectual, and in some ways still was, but the brain damage from surgery threw him into dementia. For my mom, it was always hard to have anyone but their closest friends see him, because she felt he no longer showed his dignity, that it was stripped from him by the surgery. Yet, Dad was Dad. We shouldn't have to hide people, either.
There's much more acceptance now than in the past, but it's often a very difficult chose - go public or not? Richard Taylor's "Voices of Dementia" is one attempt to take away the stigma.
This is a wonderful post, Christine. It shows the struggle famlies go through over how much to show the world about their loved one's condition, and how families - even famous families - don't always agree. Thanks so much for this work.
Carol
Carol, you got a point. I was thinking the same thing. Should he show the pciture of Zsa Zsa like that? It is not her will to show this picture. Does he just want to show off to the public saying he didn;t "abuse" her by proving that she is still alive in this nice house? Maybe some journalist pushed him for that.
I agree the photo may be a private one and should be kept in privacy. It is just enough to show the family this photo to show his well intention. No need to use the media again at this time.
Regards,
Nina
Thanks Carol.
Your comments reflect what I hoped to highlight in the sharepost. It must be so hard for public figures to deal with this type of personal information in the glare of publicity. Society has such a fixation on celebrity now that making decisions about a loved one with a disease such as Alzheimer's is always so open to criticism.
Christine
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I think we need to keep an open mind. This is family feud. Although it seems the blood relative as a daughter may be more correct, but the husband of 25 years has been with Zsa Zsa for a long time. He is with her when she is sick. If one has proof that he abuses her, then the person should go to court to prove it. Regarding the drink, maybe she is the one that likes to drink. My FIL does not drink at all now.
If the husband is going to waste her money, the daughter should find out and prove that she is more right.
Unfortunately this is family issue and the public can only view this with an open mind. One thing is clear - celebrities really don't need any more public opinions to interfere with the whole thing.
Thanks for the news,
Nina