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.”
via CNN
The Campbell family has been open with fans about
the legend’s disease. They supported the release of a
2014 documentary film “Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me.”
Campbell received a Best Song Oscar nomination for
the closing track “I’m Not Going to Miss You.” The
family is willing to share these personal details to
raise awareness about the tragic disease.
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