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| Sludge |
Posted - 29/08/2016 : 21:45:42
Wonkavated.
I went to elementary school with the children of someone in Mel Brooks circle. As they have a parent with a much more (mentally) debilitating form of Alzeheimer's, I appreciated this comment from Gene Wilder's nephew:
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We understand for all the emotional and physical challenges this situation presented we have been among the lucky ones � this illness-pirate, unlike in so many cases, never stole his ability to recognize those that were closest to him, nor took command of his central-gentle-life affirming core personality. The decision to wait until this time to disclose his condition wasn�t vanity, but more so that the countless young children that would smile or call out to him �there�s Willy Wonka,� would not have to be then exposed to an adult referencing illness or trouble and causing delight to travel to worry, disappointment or confusion. He simply couldn�t bear the idea of one less smile in the world.
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| 7 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Rabbit |
Posted - 16/09/2016 : 13:39:22
   whoop!
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| lemmycaution |
Posted - 31/08/2016 : 20:34:30
Bloom wilts. |
| SixFourian |
Posted - 31/08/2016 : 14:04:40
Gene: therapy failed.
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| rockfsh |
Posted - 31/08/2016 : 00:31:32
Wilder punches Golden Ticket |
| MguyX |
Posted - 30/08/2016 : 01:44:05
Mankind loses comedy Gene. |
| Cheese_Ed |
Posted - 29/08/2016 : 22:30:00
http://www.fwfr.com/fourum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6390
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| Improper Username |
Posted - 29/08/2016 : 22:07:04
quote:
Originally posted by Sludge
Wonkavated.
I went to elementary school with the children of someone in Mel Brooks circle. As they have a parent with a much more (mentally) debilitating form of Alzeheimer's, I appreciated this comment from Gene Wilder's nephew:
quote:
We understand for all the emotional and physical challenges this situation presented we have been among the lucky ones � this illness-pirate, unlike in so many cases, never stole his ability to recognize those that were closest to him, nor took command of his central-gentle-life affirming core personality. The decision to wait until this time to disclose his condition wasn�t vanity, but more so that the countless young children that would smile or call out to him �there�s Willy Wonka,� would not have to be then exposed to an adult referencing illness or trouble and causing delight to travel to worry, disappointment or confusion. He simply couldn�t bear the idea of one less smile in the world.
When I saw Wilder on a TV interview a couple of years ago, I suspected that he had Alzheimers, and I hoped it wasn't so.
For my obit, I'll reference a FWFR for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory:
Lickable wallpaper lead poisoning. |
