As a caregiver I do not sleep while caring for a vent dependent person despite the alarms. Obviously Brooke's mother slept. The movie showed Brooke becoming disconnected only once. I thought that was a bit unrealistic. Even though her morning routine was shown I think it should have focused more upon just how grueling things are on a daily basis. Maybe I'm being picky! I think life looked too easy in the movie.
Mary > > I watched the movie last night with high hopes that able bodied > viewers would see what it was really like to be in her situation. My > son had an accident when he was 10 and is a C1 quad (this is 6 years > ago). As I watched the actress who portrayed Brooke speak while on > the vent I was amazed at the number of syllables she could get out > and the quality of her voice and also the fact that she never had to > wait for the vent to give her a breath before she could speak. Maybe > this is how you all are, but my son is more like C.R. was....raspy, > has to wait for the vent, can only get a few words out before the > breath is gone. > > Maybe I am too critical of this "real life" movies because I know > what it is like to live this every day. I don't hardly think it is > realistic to just show up at school one day and declare that your > back! It just doesn't work that way! And wasn't it marvelous that > Harvard had already thought of everything she might need ahead of > time! Amazing. > > I applaud her and her family for the great strides that she has made. > I am just a bit surprised that C.R. would direct a movie that wasn't > more true to life. > > Can anyone explain to me hoe this mouth retainer works that she used > in college to move her chair? > Laurie > > > > > ----- End message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----
