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Cheri's mum had a form of dementia
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Cheri's mum had a form of dementia where she just forgot what she was

Cheri's mum had a form of dementia where she just forgot what she was

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Cheri's mum had a form of dementia
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where she just forgot what she was.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:24:17
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Genres
drama
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N/A

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Every evening a man in his late 50s commutes home at the end of the working day in the outer suburbs of Melbourne.
And, "That's my daughter", and so on. And, "You're my daughter's husband". - The Plains 00:06
And, "That's my daughter", and so on. And, &q...
But she couldn't remember, for instance, how to eat. - The Plains 00:05
But she couldn't remember, for instance, how to eat.
She was forgetting things, but she also knew she wasn't remembering - The Plains 00:10
She was forgetting things, but she also knew she wasn't...
- There was an awareness? - I reckon, yeah. - The Plains 00:05
- There was an awareness? - I reckon, yeah.
She was aware she couldn't, and she should have. - The Plains 00:04
She was aware she couldn't, and she should have.
I remember about five, six, seven weeks ago, we took her out. - The Plains 00:05
I remember about five, six, seven weeks ago, we took her out...
And she couldn't work out how to get into a car. - The Plains 00:04
And she couldn't work out how to get into a car.
How to sit in a car. Think about it, we do it quite seamlessly. - The Plains 00:05
How to sit in a car. Think about it, we do it quite seamless...
We position ourselves, we lower ourselves with our... - The Plains 00:05
We position ourselves, we lower ourselves with our...
Our bodies, we lift our legs in, and so on. - The Plains 00:04
Our bodies, we lift our legs in, and so on.
And to try to explain it... It was like, really sad to watch Cheri - The Plains 00:10
And to try to explain it... It was like, really sad to watch...
And she was a pretty competent... - The Plains 00:05
And she was a pretty competent...
So in many ways I was just sitting there thinking, "Look..." - The Plains 00:08
So in many ways I was just sitting there thinking, "Loo...
My mum on the other hand is fine. She's got dementia, - The Plains 00:08
My mum on the other hand is fine. She's got dementia,
Maybe her memory is like, about - The Plains 00:05
Maybe her memory is like, about
If you say something, she'll just repeat it. - The Plains 00:04
If you say something, she'll just repeat it.
But she's still happy, she'll smile, she'll laugh. - The Plains 00:05
But she's still happy, she'll smile, she'll l...
Maybe I'm making excuses for why I don't go back more often. - The Plains 00:04
Maybe I'm making excuses for why I don't go back m...
Because I think they're looking after her, I think she's happy. - The Plains 00:04
Because I think they're looking after her, I think she&...
Well, yeah I mean... Obviously things are changing as well. - The Plains 00:04
Well, yeah I mean... Obviously things are changing as well.