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His being able to play the piano still is amazing.

great now all our wives will want us to get amnesia......

Do you know what the documentary is called or where I can watch it ?

Her commitment is nothing short of astonishing.

@@moonstruck562 the documentary is on KZfaq- channel is Real Stories & title is “The man with the seven second memory.” Hope you can find it 🌞

@@christybradford157 thank you so much. I'm gonna look for it right now and hope to find it so I can watch it 🙏

@@moonstruck562 hope it works out!

Love this channel mate

@@johnfkennedy9611 you were assassinated Man! And you wanted to allow illegal immigrants in. Do you think history repeats itself?

Music usually also has an effect on dementia patients. It must be something about where and how it's stored in the memory, and how it affects the brain yes. Music is such an important part of most humans' lives, it does something very special to us.

I feel like it's mostly muscle memory, I played piano on and off for many years and when coming back to it, your fingers just start moving by themselves without thinking

@@EvilCookieElf Exactly that, like the not just proverbial ability to ride a bike.

His wife is amazing person. I wish one day I will find someone like her. Unfortunately being born in 1987, it’s impossible to find ladies like her, because human beings don’t produce it anymore (with the exception of Afghanistan and Yemen, but I am not a Muslim so I will never get to marry an Afghan or Yemenite lady) .

@@itamar.j.rachailovich Irrelevant.

@@itamar.j.rachailovich there's something deeply wrong with you.

@@steven95N Can you please expand on how exactly you came with that conclusion? I don’t think we know each other. 1) I said that Clive’s wife is amazing, can we infer from it that there is something wrong with me? 2) I said that the ladies of my generation are not like the ladies of 2 generations ago, and yes, if you infer that I prefer the ladies of 2 generations ago, you are correct. Does preferring the ladies, morality, values and culture of 2 generations ago indicate that there is something wrong with me? 3) In contrast to our current modern values, morality, culture and ladies , I mentioned that Afghan ladies and Yemenite ladies are different and are from the type of women that I prefer. Can we conclude from it that there must be something wrong with me? I will be grateful if you can expand on your diagnosis. Thank you and have a wonderful day and weekend. Shana Tova

@@itamar.j.rachailovich people like her are not produced. What you miss is a relationship. Your relationships reflect your own ability to bond with another person. If you've been talking like that to women, no wonder you couldn't find love. Everyone is taylor of their own happiness

kinda sad tho. considering how selfish she is

@@johnhawthorn5393 I was speaking only about him and his perceptions and feelings. He doesn't know if she is selfish. He can't remember. Thanks for your comment!

@@johnhawthorn5393 Not really. I initially didn't understand why she would leave him. But when you see how emotional he becomes when she enters the room, see how broken he appears in her eyes, you understand the crushing emotional toll it takes on her. I find his torment to be similar to Sisyphus', an endless repetition of being 'reborn' that also impacts his wife and kids.

@@johnhawthorn5393 she stays with him despite how unbelievably difficult it must be. She is obviously not a selfish person

@@johnhawthorn5393 err.. what? Selfish? What makes you say that? Is this your ex-wife or something? Haha, it would be very strange to attribute random negative attributes to strangers with very little info about them, so I am curious what made you come to this conclusion, or perhaps you always make snap judgements about people, creating fictional versions of everyone to get upset about inside your head.

Do you know what the documentary is called or where I can watch it ?

@@shelleydunkle7867 thanks. I had found it & watched it.

Im sorry about your mother. My grandmother had Alzheimer's too. She unfortunately also had breast cancer, but maybe that was fortunate because it took her when she otherwise would have suffered more. Strangely, she remembered my mother. No one else. Her parents were forgotten, her son, her grand/great grandchildren...just remembered my mother. She thought the rest of us were nurses but she was so sweet to us. Which was opposite of before lol.

Especially since after the illness he was happy every time he saw her, and was never mad or upset with her for more than a few seconds.

That's the most heartbreaking heart-warming thing I've ever heard.

of course , every woman dreams of a man loving them like the first day forever.

That's so sad.

Unfortunately that is very common. So distressing for the family and a daily torture for the loved one left behind who can’t retain the information. Ironic that it doesn’t affect someone who no longer respected or loved their ex partner…

My grandmother was in better health at 89 than most younger people until she had a reaction to medication that lead to a serious surgery. After that she got she couldn't remember much. She kept asking about her son, my dad, who died 9 years earlier. We got tired of telling her he was gone because of how horribly she would react and just starting saying he was out of town and called when she slept. We always promised to wake her up next time he called. I feel bad for everyone who has to explain that kind of thing over and over. Their heartbreak brings about ours...every single time.

Oh bless your heart Zena. Dementia is one of those incurable diseases unfortunately. My precious momma passed away last year from Covid pneumonia however she did have dementia. It can be so frustrating at times so be as patient as you can. Dementia patients are like innocent animals(in my opinion)-their innocence is so profound and special if that makes sense. Before my beautiful momma got Covid I would bathe her-although she wasn’t all there we had the best laughs about the most ridiculous things! My momma would sing oldies(music from the 50’s which is her favorite-she was 73 years old) and knew every word!! We would dance and have so much fun even when what she said didn’t make sense we found a way to make laughter out of it! I would give my arm to be able to have those times again with her. Everyday I find myself either smiling or crying(depending on the thoughts I’m having about my wonderful momma) and that is what I cherish the most. I know one day I will see her again however for now those beautiful, special and heartfelt memories are what I have. Love your momma to the fullest and enjoy every second even when it’s tough. Sorry for the long post-you made my day in a way-while we can’t control certain things that are heartbreaking we sure can do our best and try to be kind. Love from my home to yours, Katie

@@neworleans1979 Hello Katie. No worries about the long post. I enjoyed every word 😊💖. I am so sorry about your Mom. I am glad you had so many fun times, can recall those and not just the sadness. I agree they are like innocent animals and I'm very protective of her🐺💞I moved to AZ 2 yrs ago from CO to be near her. Time with her is precious, never get it back, never wasted. We blow bubbles every wk & like you said, the smiles, hugs, time spent is worth it. She's 85 & failing but I won't turn away. She knows I'm here, will love her no matter what. The small things mean so much. Much love also to you, from my house to yours. Thank you for sharing and wishing you peace. Yes I also believe we'll see them again someday 💌💙💛🤍🕊🦋🌷🌻🌏⭐👩‍👧

Or 50 First Dates.

Also how it’s always like the first time he’s seen her in months/years in his mind, he’s just thrilled and full of true joy in seeing her even though he just saw her a day or two ago. It’s one of the few things he has that makes him feel alive for a little while and you can see the absolute untainted pure love he has for her, it’s beautiful and precious to see. Reminds me never to take my life for granted no matter how hard it might seem sometimes because there’s always something else much worse that we could be facing.

@@robbiebutler1473 Thank you so much for everything you said. It's so fascinating to me that he chooses the same person over and over despite the memory loss. I think there is so much that can be learned from him. wow.

@@robbiebutler1473 that's probably why it doesn't bother him that she left him. Must be some financial gain or notoriety/both for her.

@@GirlJay67 Yeah I thought about that and did some research on her too. I know because of his memory her leaving for awhile didn’t bother him because it was no different in his mind if it was two days or two years but I hope and understand that at first it was a huge shock to her. Remember she was in the prime of her older age when he was diagnosed and I’m sure they had plans to travel plus so many other plans. I think she finally come to understand the complete situation facing her and I know it’s not about money because she (according to the research I’ve done comes from money herself) but I’m sure she also had to come to terms with the fact she didn’t stay at first. I completely understand her position and I can’t imagine what all she was dealing with, she probably was afraid their close friends would judge her but they were very compassionate regarding this situation (let’s face it as a very rare situation not many face “thank goodness”) but with opened arm’s they were thrilled to have her back more over just seeing how he reacted like she had just been gone for a few days made them so happy for him. Now he can live out his golden years not really remembering anything but both have the love’s of their life’s by each other’s side. P.S. Please forgive all my many (I’m sure) grammatical errors because I have MS which has many side effects ie: blurry/double vision among so many other’s but I know my comments may not be legible or even understandable, I also find I have run on sentences plus so many other problems with trying to concentrate regarding writing. NO PITY! I’m blessed to be here with my amazing tremendous husband, children, grandchildren, family and friends. The hardworking and time consuming scientific research the scientists has put into MS has been remarkable and the many different out-patient treatments plus the medications are truly a god sent, so I can’t complain I just feel bad for anyone trying to make sense out of my comments that I can’t really check over and I know good human being’s that practice critical thinking will understand and be accepting.

I watched that too. It still breaks my heart. I don't think I'd wish that on anyone.

I remember that too. So sad 😞 🇬🇧

The most disturbing part is his notes where he writes endlessly "oh I am awake" then "no now I’m awake"

It could be worse if his wife had constant flatulence/ fart problems Every time he was newly aware he would also be smelling a bad fart And always say Was that you ... it smells so bad

I don’t remember him ever being baffled by seeing her, only overjoyed.

🤣🤣🤣

Sounds like an interesting book.

@@White-Michael935 It really truly is. But once you read it, you won´t be able to forget it.

Yes, it’s as extreme as any case in that book. Watch the documentary - it’s on KZfaq.

A fascinating book

i wonder if he was faking it in any way?

I have also had two brain injuries. One I fell backwards and wasn't able to bend my knees, so my head hit extremely hard. I did have my hair in a bun that day, so the impact could have been worse. The other was a garage door at a storage unit fell back down on my head, knocking me the pavement. The ER took an MRI? Or something like that and showed me that almost half of my brain had bruising on it. I can remember many things from years and years ago. I have a very hard time remembering current things. I actually got lost going home in my own subdivision once. I also suffer from severe migraines almost weekly now. They have gotten worse as I get older. I am sorry about what happened to you.

Insightful and poignant comment that illuminates the man’s tragedy by comparison to your normal life life like most of us experience

By the way your normal passage through this phase of life is called integrity versus despair if one cannot order and make sense of one’s life experiences people are prone to falling to despair. My heart breaks for that man

Beautiful comment ❤

Thank you for your kind feedback.

Sadly, my older brother struggles with exactly that type of despair. His narrative is full of shame and self loathing which he does not deserve. I find your response very insightful.

Because playing music is mostly muscle memory.

Many people with Alzheimer's (another memory disturbance ailment) can still make and enjoy music. Music is processed in a different part of the brain than speech and other abilities.

@@kelseymathias3881 this is why classical music is so so important

@@Goawaypleasenow Yes!

@@nodiggity9472 Certainly is amazing to see someone play an entire Rachmaninoff concerto at the piano flawlessly for 40 minutes!

Sure it wasn't 7 seconds ago?

It’s amazing when that happens. But you just have to think in terms of how many viewers this video has and the fact that most of them will watch documentaries like that at some stage. This video will have more views than I have had days in my life, and I’ve watched that documentary a couple of times. So most if not all days one or more viewers of this channel will watch it. So it feels notable to you that it was you today, but it is not notable that it was someone.

I agree

Love this movie

I read somewhere that it was one of the inspirations behind it.

@@charlesgerety1403 what's that got to do what what Dr grande said. I still like it despite what what's happening with Clive.

well said.

Best wishes to you!

What a fantastic point. Thank you for sharing that loving detail.

The word you used is very powerful… Unbearable. 🪁 I can’t think of such things just now. Just to be able to pick and choose our thoughts is a wonderful thing… And knowing that it is a chemical response between the gland in my brain into my blood that’s making me think or feel a certain way and itself is amazing. I would love to think there would be a way to plug him back in somehow.😐. I’m very optimistic for all and everything… I’ve always figured, why not be this way, what else have I to do?🪁

This is a very different illness.

It is but the outcome is slightly similar.

Aww that’s so sad. 😢

Locked in syndrome is a result of demyelination of the pons ... It has nothing to do with the hippocampus or with seizures. It's a paralysis.