Dementia Page #4

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And he was hungry.

And when he found out that there were

no leftovers he beat my mother so badly

that she had to take a week off from work

just to let the bruises heal. Okay?

Over leftovers.

That's a hard thing to forgive.

Don't you think he's trying to change?

Yeah, look, I know he's tryin'

to change, okay? And...

he's gotten sober and I've tried

to forgive him, okay?

And I've tried to reconnect

with him over the years.

- Because of Mom?

- Yeah, because of Mom.

I mean, she's a fixer, you know that.

Look, we were really young when we had you,

okay? I mean, I was your age, and...

we didn't know the first thing

about parenting and...

so she reached out to them for support.

He told me he was

a terrible father to you.

What is that?

- Grandma's.

- He gave that to you?

I just don't wanna see you

let down, that's all.

I know.

Okay.

I'll only be a couple

hours away, all right?

- I'll be fine, Dad.

- And I'm coming back this weekend.

Oh, before I forget... key to the house.

I love you.

I love you too.

- Hello?

- Sam?

Sam, it's George. Listen, Sam,

you gotta come over here, she's been...

- Yeah, you're lucky I can't sleep.

- What are you doing?

- I couldn't sleep, wanted to call Sam.

- It's the middle of the night.

I called Sam.

Hello?

- Sam.

- Hey.

Hey, I'm... I know you mean well

but George really needs his sleep.

Ah, I'm sorry, I understand.

I get calls any time...

- Goodnight.

- ...day or night from George.

Let me help you.

What is this?

Are you having trouble remembering?

- Yes.

- Are you having...

- How's your head? Is your head hurting?

- Yes. Yes, it hurts.

Oh, no. Uh, let me go

get your blood thinner.

Then again...

if you're not having a stroke

the thinner will liquefy

the blood cells in your brain

and you'll hemorrhage.

Remember that word you used?

Was it "Jell-O eater"?

- What do you want from me, money?

- Don't be so pathetic.

Look at me when I'm talking to you.

You're a monster, you know it, you tell me

now, tell me that you're a monster!

Fight me, come on, fight me, dammit!

Aah.

You're a good little solider, aren't you?

- Good morning.

- Hey, just me today.

- Is everything okay?

- Huh?

You have a bruise.

Oh, um, George just, uh, bumped into me

as I was helping him up the stairs.

Is he okay?

Uh, he's not doing that well.

Uh, where is your dad?

He went to work.

He'll be back on the weekend.

Well, George is really drained

from all the excitement the last few days.

I'd really like to give him a solid day

of rest if you don't mind.

Okay, well, I can come in

and read him a book or something.

That wouldn't exactly be

a day of rest, would it?

Can I at least sit inside?

I don't really have much else to do.

Go wait somewhere else!

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's just, um...

it would be really distracting for him.

I'll give you a call

when he's feeling better, okay?

Um, okay.

He's very lucky to have you.

Okay.

She's quite persistent, isn't she?

I feel sorry for her.

She clearly doesn't know you at all.

Doesn't know how you'll contaminate her.

How you contaminate

everything around you, George.

We don't have much more time.

Let's get started.

We all know that we're here

to not just celebrate...

those of us who made it back home...

but for those of us who did not.

The Purple Heart represents

the spirit of the solider, doesn't it?

It's the symbol of the self-sacrifice

that we all endure...

in the name of this God-fearing country

which we are honored and blessed...

to call home.

How's the boy?

- George?

- Yeah?

- How's the boy?

- He's fine, I guess.

You seen her before?

That's Hendricks' wife.

What's she doin' here?

I assume, she's here

to accept that Purple Heart.

Is that right?

Everybody gets one now.

Well, I'm going to introduce myself.

Why?

Well, because she should know.

- Do I know you?

- No. Not yet.

Paul, phone call on line three.

Paul, phone call on line three.

Excuse me, ma'am?

Hope you plan on purchasing that doll?

- Yes.

- You do? Okay, great.

Make sure you ring her for the doll, please.

Is there anything else we can help you with?

- No, uh, thank you.

- Okay.

It's $27.50.

- Do you want that in the bag too?

- Yes, thank you.

- Can I help you?

- Oh. No, thanks. Just looking.

Jerry, it's Dad.

Now, listen,

this craziness has got to stop.

That nurse you hired for me

is f***ing nuts.

Oh, Jerry.

Jerry.

This bitterness between us

I... I can't take it anymore.

All right. Uh, yes, yes, all right.

I... I was a terrible father to you

and I know that now.

But if that daughter of yours shows me

anything it's that you're a great father.

I wanna be part of your family.

I want another chance.

And I want my son back, Georgie.

But... first things first

uh, that woman has got to go.

Hey, George!

Sam!

- Are you following me?

- What is this place? Who is Miss Hendricks?

I used to live here before I started

taking care of your grandfather.

And if you don't mind,

I'd like to get back to him.

- I wanna see him.

- Yeah? When he feels better.

Aah. F***.

F***!

We haven't officially met.

I'm Sam, a friend of George's.

Hi.

Yeah, I was hoping

we could talk for a minute.

Of course. Can I get you guys

something to drink?

Oh, f*** you.

All right, George, all right.

We don't need any of that.

We're all gonna just sit down,

have a nice little chat

and get to the bottom of this.

As you can see, Michelle,

George here is quite upset.

Yes. Well, Sam...

have you ever dealt with anyone

who's suffering from dementia?

My mother. God rest her soul.

Then... then you understand.

You understand, uh... that sufferers

of dementia are prone to wandering

and can unknowingly put themselves

in difficult situations.

Dangerous situations. They can be

depressed even suicidal, paranoid.

Sam, that's why we had to lock George in.

His family and I.

Yes, uh, we had ourselves

quite a little adventure

getting old George out of his room.

And as you can see,

he's already hurt himself.

So I am just trying to prevent that

from happening again.

You know, my father...

told me some details

about some very disturbing

hallucinations my mother had.

She cut her arm damn near to the bone

before he could get the knife away from her.

Poor woman.

It unsettled my father to no end

and he was not a man of many fears.

- That's just awful.

- What the hell is goin' on here?

Hey, buddy, I know you don't like it

but you're going through

a very difficult time.

Listen to the old medic, it'll get better.

You said you were gonna help me.

I want her out of this house now.

George, what you need is a dose

of good ol' St. John's wort.

It'll do wonders for your attitude.

- That's not necessary.

- Well, let's just see what we've got.

Uh... Sam... Sam, uh...

I don't wanna overmedicate him.

Ah, statins, aspirin.

Sam, why don't we just

all go and sit over there

and we can all talk about

everything over there.

Recombinant factor? This is a coagulant!

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