Chorein Deficiency and Alzheimer Disease

Question: Discuss about the Chorein Deficiency and Alzheimer Disease. Answer: Introduction Sarah Polleys film Adaption Away from Her is a Canadian drama film that was released in 2006 and featured Gordon Pinsent, Julie Christie and Olympia Dukakis as the starring casts. The film showcases themes on friendship, hate ship, courtship, lover ship, and marriage. The story focuses on a couple whose marriage is strained when the character of Christie starts to suffer from Alzheimer. She after that moves into a nursing home where she practically loses memory regarding her husband and eventually initiates a close relationship with another resident in the particular nursing home. Therefore, this paper's center of interest is based on critically reflecting upon the represented issues in the film and developing a new understanding of the problems presented by various articles on the same based on the findings. The paper will also discuss how Alzheimers disease reshapes the couples marriage and relationship. Emerging Issues in the Film In the short story, Grant remains remorseful because of committing adultery. On the other hand, his wife Fiona contracts Alzheimers disease. The irony comes in when Grant fails to provide forgiveness. Nevertheless, he still expresses the desire to redeem himself after being involved in adultery behind the wifes back. He does this with the exception that Fiona has already spoken about forgiving him for being unfaithful in their marriage. The underlying theme here is forgiveness. Later on, Grant is forced to adapt to the change when his wife goes to a home for the elderly in Meadow Lake. Here we see Grant trying as much as he can to get Fionas forgiveness and pardon himself too. From the flashbacks, it is evident that Grant was engaged in many other extramarital relationships although the intimate details are not brought out clearly. However, he chose to keep it a secret by professing his love for Fiona even during his infidelity (Lister, 2013). We would have expected Grant to abandon his wife despite failing to reveal any particular attachments. It draws ambiguity by letting the readers and those watching the film form their opinions and to also make more interpretations of the feelings and affections of Grant. There is also the issue of Fiona falling sick and taken to a nursing home whereby Grant used to visit her often (Herrera, 2013). She had developed Alzheimer. He does this in the belief that by assisting her wife, their deteriorating marriage would be salvaged. He is convinced that by being nice to Fiona would earn him forgiveness. It depicts the love that Grant felt for his wife, Fiona. Interestingly in this way, the film is not about judging Grant regarding the mistakes he committed in the past but rather watching him make up for them all. He plans to achieve this by being supportive to Fiona in her relationship with another man. It was easy for Grant because his wife seemed to have forgotten the fact that she was married to him. Fiona should have realized that her husband was not straight with her all this time. However, Alzheimer makes it almost impossible for Fiona to respond to Grant's inner questioning thus giving him an opportunity to step aside and allowing forge a new relationship. Various articles have upheld the ambiguity and irony of the Alzheimer's disease regarding its effects of memory loss (Goldman et, al, 2015). The disease has resulted to adaptation for both Grant and Fiona. In this article, the issue of how Alzheimers ironically influences the past and present lives of the couple compares to the films unfolding effects of the disease on Grant and Fionas relationship. The article questions Polleys film, Adaption Away from Her as it impacts on the lives of the two. It presumes that there are absurd effects of Alzheimers disease on the couples marriage thus relating to assignments question that asks how the wifes ailment affects their relationship. The unfortunate implications of the disease ar e also evident in the film whereby it compromises their marriage. How Alzheimers disease Reshape the Couples Marriage. The Alzheimers disease quickly consumes Fionas conscious (Filley, 2007). It is after a series of unfortunate accidents perpetrated by her illness that she begins to realize she is turning out to be a risk to herself and decides to check into a nursing home. Being admitted to the hospital was not a good idea to the couple's relationship for several reasons. For instance, she had to adhere to the mandatory policy of not seeing any visitors at least for 30 days. It would piss off her husband, Grant. Usually, it is logical for patients to be visited by their loved ones, but in this case, it was different. For married couples, it would be better for them to be allowed to see each other as many times as possible for the purpose of maintaining and strengthening their relationship. Visiting the patient help them to heal emotionally. Grant waits eagerly for a whole month to end so that he can be allowed to visit his wife in the nursing home. Unfortunately, Grant gets to the health facility an d finds out that Fiona, his wife can barely remember him (Velayoz Danek, 2017). Also, she had already developed a romantic relationship with another resident. He feels bitter and heartbroken by the woman he once believed to have loved him. Grant in dismay is compelled by the circumstance to cope with terrible effects of Fiona's disease as he powerlessly watches his wife push him out of her life (Wood, 2012). The condition practically makes Fiona a zombie; with a deficiency of lucidness, she could be described as "walking dead." Lack of perception overwhelms Fiona and turns her into a monster (Carr, 2007). She does not care anymore about his husband and resolves to betray him. She does this without feeling any form of remorse in herself. At this point, their marriage is on the verge of crumbling because of the devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease which had infected Fiona. Conclusion The Alzheimer's disease can adversely affect relationships that people share especially those in marriage. It is important to understand the way this disease operates in a victim's body. By doing so, we will be able to treat and relate well with the people suffering from the disease. As a society, we should not perceive dementia patients negatively by comparing them to zombies in film and literature because it will cause them stigmatization (Althouse, 2003). It is also dehumanizing. References Althouse, T. (2003). Memory Aging From 18 to 80.Alzheimer Disease Associated Disorders,17(3), 162-167. Carr, C. (2007). 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