1/4/2024 0 Comments Kiss 8 track tape![]() ![]() Some senior couples left the family home years before they could joyously host the grandkids for cozy holidays because infirmities, or finances, dictated otherwise. Families don’t all get along as well as Bill’s brood, and they may not gather in such cheerful numbers. Aging, dementia and Alzheimer’s are not always pretty. While this is touching, it’s not broadly realistic. Sure, my eyes welled up too, but maybe for a different reason than yours did. Tracy and the Suburban are heroes a happy holiday is assured. Once home, Bill walks to the vehicle, his eyes moist, and the devoted couple share a warm kiss before entering the house together to join their family in the festivities, Grandma smiling once again. She sings along to a passage of the song and abruptly tells Tracy she needs to see Bill. “If I had a day that I could give you/I’d give to you a day just like today/If I had a song that I could sing for you/I’d sing a song to make you feel this way,” go the wistful lyrics.Īnd wouldn’t you know, whether it’s the scenery, the Chevy, the quiet one-on-one attention or the music, Grandma slowly emerges from that place where her brain has retreated, commenting on their surroundings and speaking of deep-seated memories that stir positive emotions. She drives around their charming small town, pointing out landmarks (Grandma’s high school, the house where she was born, the drive-in theater where she first kissed Bill) and chatting in the hopes of jogging her elder’s memory and blasting on an eight-track tape player John Denver’s poignant “Sunshine on My Shoulders.” ![]() Tracy, whispering “Let’s make today a good day,” spirits Grandma away to a classic early ’70s Chevy Suburban in an outbuilding that, though in storage, starts right up. Near her - also away from the group - sits Tracy, a young adult granddaughter whose hair and demeanor suggest she might be a rebel, albeit an insightful one. Grandma’s gray hair is neatly pulled back in a bun, and she’s dressed in a white cowl neck sweater and festive red jacket adorned with a brooch. She’s suffering from some degree of dementia, and indeed, Grandpa Bill confirms to his daughter that his beloved wife doesn’t always know him, that there are “good days and bad days - but the love is always there.” The only visible tension comes when the family patriarch, Bill, glances past his adult daughter to the living room where his wife sits alone in a chair, listless despite the ho-ho-ho hubbub around her. Inside, a jumble of extended family members smiles, chats and works cooperatively to assemble a holiday feast. Bean catalog - white, with a broad front porch, green shutters and garland-wrapped pillars. ![]() “Relatable,” “My eyes are leaking,” “This was difficult to watch but so good,” are the types of comments people are leaving in response to this mini-film.Ī quick summary: It’s Christmas, and four eager kids pop out of a sport utility vehicle, racing with gifts in tow to the front door of the perfect family house straight from an L.L. Its producers aimed for the heartstrings, and judging by reactions from dozens of Facebook adherents, they’ve pulled them with enormous success. ![]()
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