Beth Malone: How my dad's dementia changed my idea of death (and life)
Μπεθ Μαλόουν: Πως η άνοια του πατέρα μου, άλλαξε τη γνώμη μου για τον θάνατο (και τη ζωή)
TED Resident Beth Malone brings bold art to public spaces across the US, encouraging artists to have a sense of humor, to be vulnerable and take creative risks. Full bio
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από μετωποκροταφική άνοια
that hits people in their 50s or 60s.
που προσβάλλει άτομα 50 ή 60 ετών.
someone's personality,
την προσωπικότητα κάποιου,
από το σπίτι του -
with his own hands.
with the falsetto singing voice
που τραγουδούσε με φωνή φαλσέτο,
for round-the-clock care
σε ίδρυμα 24ωρης φροντίδας
and I made the mistake
and afternoon art classes
και απογευματινά μαθήματα τέχνης
everybody with cutlery.
the curtains off the wall,
από τον τοίχο
to throw plants out the window.
τα φυτά από το παράθυρο.
the old ladies out of their wheelchairs."
από τα καροτσάκια τους».
a bunch of state-run facilities
specifically for people with dementia.
ειδικά για ανθρώπους με άνοια.
on the ground wearing a onesie --
φορώντας μια ολόσωμη φόρμα,
that zip in the back.
as he yanked at it,
καθώς το τραβούσε με δύναμη,
ότι είναι πρακτικό ρούχο,
-το παλιό του φορτηγό-
coming out of the pit of my belly.
was worth living anymore.
έχει πλέον νόημα.
to prioritize productivity.
να είμαστε παραγωγικοί.
an Adonis in this case --
σε αυτή την περίπτωση,
in the way we expect him to be,
όπως εμείς θέλουμε,
was that my dad was being tortured
πως ο πατέρας μου βασανιζόταν
the vessel of that torture.
το μέσο αυτού του μαρτυρίου.
I'm going to kill Dad.
θα σκοτώσω τον μπαμπά.
to live the rest of your life
how to buy heroin."
πώς να αγοράσεις ηρωίνη».
συχνά για τον θάνατό του.
about his death a lot.
about death when we were all healthy.
όταν ήμασταν όλοι υγιείς.
τον μπαμπά με ηρωίνη,
και σε μια ομάδα υποστήριξης,
and then a support group,
όταν ανησυχούν για κάποιον δικό τους.
when they're worried about loved ones.
and it's OK to go when you're ready.
και μπορούν να φύγουν όταν είναι έτοιμοι.
on the ground in the onesie.
φορώντας τη φόρμα.
and just kind of looking at the ground.
και απλώς κοιτούσε το πάτωμα.
about nothing in particular,
he sneezed from the ginger ale.
φτερνίστηκε από την τζιτζιμπύρα.
it jerked his body upright,
το σώμα του ίσιωσε απότομα,
and sparking, over and over and over again
και να ζωντανεύει ξανά και ξανά,
and he was looking at me,
because I'm just a mess.
he seemed kind of OK.
φαινόταν κάπως εντάξει.
was still attached to his body.
βρισκόταν ακόμη στο σώμα του.
στον οποίο πιστεύει.
για να βοηθήσω αυτό κι εμένα
as father and daughter.
ως πατέρας και κόρη.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Beth Malone - Social entrepreneur, artistTED Resident Beth Malone brings bold art to public spaces across the US, encouraging artists to have a sense of humor, to be vulnerable and take creative risks.
Why you should listen
Beth Malone is executive director and partner at Dashboard US, an award-winning, experimental creative agency. Dashboard has presented exhibitions and special artist projects in cities around the country including New York, New Orleans, Atlanta, and Detroit. Dashboard has commissioned new, nontraditional works from over 200 artists.
Malone encourages artists to have a sense of humor, to be vulnerable and take creative risks, a practice she employed for herself when processing illness, caretaking and death. In 2014, she and her dad were sitting on a couch in a psychiatric hospital in Atlanta, GA. He looked at her and said, "I’m gonna be lost after this. After this, I’m gonna be gone." In August 2017, her dad passed away from frontotemporal lobe dementia -- just two months after she gave her TED Talk. It was a good death.
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