Posted on 09/24/2015 7:42:34 PM PDT by PROCON
Country legend Glen Campbell has been struggling with severe memory loss due to Alzheimer’s disease. A horrible disease in which there is yet not a cure.
Now, we learned from his wife Kim that the legend is in the sixth of the seven stages of Alzheimer’s, which means he has lost all ability to communicate.
This is tragic! He is responsive to family, but the disease can make him extremely combative at times:
Kim, Campbell’s wife of 33 years, says the Country Music Hall of Famer has entered the sixth of the disease’s seven stages so his communication has diminished considerably and he has, as many Alzheimer’s patients do, become prone to physical outbursts. One resulted in a black eye for Kim.
“He can become extremely combative if you try to redirect him to something that he doesn’t want to do,” she explained to the newspaper. “I have a black eye right now. I know that’s not him, that’s not who he is; it’s just the Alzheimer’s.”
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What a great songwriter, musician and awesome guitar player; I've never heard one better.
Look up some of his performances and watch him just play that guitar.
Prayers up for this talented and humble man and his family.
His last recorded song.
>> This really hurts.
Yes, it does. Alzheimer’s took my mom at 60.
Prayers for Kim and Glenn both.
My favorite artist as a child.
:-(
Everybody’s Talkin - Glen Campbell
Everybody’s talking at me
I don’t hear a word they’re saying
Only the echoes of my mind
People stopping, staring
I can’t see their faces
Only the shadows of their eyes
I’m going where the sun keeps shining
Through the pouring rain
Going where the weather suits my clothes
Banking off of the northeast winds
Sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone
I’m going where the sun keeps shining
Through the pouring rain
Going where the weather suits my clothes
Banking off of the northeast winds
Sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone
Everybody’s talking at me
Can’t hear a word they’re saying
Only the echoes of my mind
I won’t let you leave my love behind
No, I won’t let you leave
I won’t let you leave my love behind
Writer: Harry Nilsson
A parent’s death at any age is difficult, but 60 is very young, especially for Alzheimers. My dad went through this a few weeks ago at age 85. I knew he had become very ill when the doctors said he was both fighting and biting the nurses. Biting? My father has been biting people? That was completely out of character. I had to ask the doctor to repeat that a few times to make sure I had heard correctly. Two weeks after, he was struck mute. Two weeks after that, he was gone.
Top 10 Glen Campbell Songs
by Taste of Country Staff
http://tasteofcountry.com/top-10-glen-campbell-songs/?trackback=tsmclip
When I hear Wichita Lineman, Galveston or By the Time I Get to Phoenix I am transported into the emotions of the story.
Part of that is due to the lyrics, but only if sung by someone of great caliber.
Prayers for Glen Campbell...
That song tears me up. It’s really sad and beautiful.
Prayers for Glenn and Kim.
Lord please help old Glen, me and all of us guitar players over the finish line. In Jesus name. Amen.
thanks Glen. i first learned how to play beautiful music from watching you.
Prayers up...for Glen....
Wichita Lineman: Original Video...Glen Campbell (1969)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIYvHdEwEOw
"Yes, everybody's talking at you, now it's your turn to talk back. You at home and you here at our studios at the Arco Towers, it's your turn to talk back. We're going to bring you the news, bring you newsmakers and celebrities, but most of all, we want to talk with you"
But, I love them all!
Awful, awful disease. Prayers up.
A tragic situation, indeed. When he had a radio show out here, Mike Reagan would periodically provide updates on his father Ronald Reagan’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
I thought these lyrics had a new special meaning given his current state.
>> A parent’s death at any age is difficult, but 60 is very young, especially for Alzheimers.
I am sorry to hear about your Dad. Watching a loved one decline with this evil disease is heartbreaking.
Early onset Alzheimer’s at least does its dirty work fairly quickly — about three years from diagnosis to death, in Mom’s case.
Turn Around, Look at Me (1961)
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