Beth Malone: How my dad's dementia changed my idea of death (and life)
बेथ मैलोन: मेरे पिताजी की मनो विक्षिप्तता/उन्मत्तता ने मृत्यु (और जीवन) के मेरे विचार को कैसे बदल दिया ?
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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विक्षिप्तता/उन्मत्तता है,
that hits people in their 50s or 60s.
उनके 50 या 60 के दशक में होती है।
someone's personality,
व्यक्तित्व को बदल सकता है,
वे वास्तव में बीमार हो गए ,
बाहर ले जाना पड़ा -
with his own hands.
with the falsetto singing voice
मेरे हृष्ट-पुष्ट, शांत पिताजी
देखभाल हेतु जाना था
for round-the-clock care
and I made the mistake
and afternoon art classes
और दोपहर की कला कक्षाएं
गिरफ्तार कर लिया है।"
everybody with cutlery.
the curtains off the wall,
दीवार से पर्दे खींचे,
to throw plants out the window.
बाहर फैंकने कोशिश की।
the old ladies out of their wheelchairs."
पहियेदार कुर्सी से बाहर को खींच लिया।"
a bunch of state-run facilities
केन्द्रों में उछालते रहे
specifically for people with dementia.
लोगों के लिए उपचार केंद्र ढूंढने से पहले।
on the ground wearing a onesie --
पहने ज़मीन पर कुबड़े बैठे पाया
that zip in the back.
as he yanked at it,
उन्होंने उसे झटके से खींचा,
उनका पुराना ट्रक -
coming out of the pit of my belly.
के अंदर से निकलता हुआ।
was worth living anymore.
अब और जीने के लायक था।
to prioritize productivity.
देने के लिए कार्यक्रमबद्ध हैं।
an Adonis in this case --
इस मामले में एक सौन्दर्य देव -
in the way we expect him to be,
हम उससे होने की उम्मीद करते हैं,
was that my dad was being tortured
मेरे पिताजी पर अत्याचार किया जा रहा था
the vessel of that torture.
मैं पिताजी को मारने वाली हूँ।
I'm going to kill Dad.
to live the rest of your life
how to buy heroin."
अफ़ीम कैसे खरीदोगी। "
बहुत बात करते हैं।
about his death a lot.
about death when we were all healthy.
बात करते जब हम सभी स्वस्थ होते हैं।
and then a support group,
और फिर एक समर्थन समूह,
when they're worried about loved ones.
प्रियजनों बारे चिंतित होते हैं।
and it's OK to go when you're ready.
व जबआप तैयार हो, जाना चाहो, तो जाओ।
ज़मीन पर कुबड़े बैठे पाया।
on the ground in the onesie.
and just kind of looking at the ground.
और सिर्फ जमीन की तरफ देखने की तरह
about nothing in particular,
किसी विशेष मुद्दे पर नहीं,
he sneezed from the ginger ale.
उसने अदरक जौ की शराब से छींक मारी।
it jerked his body upright,
and sparking, over and over and over again
पुनः पुनः उत्साहित होते रहे
and he was looking at me,
तो आप मर सकते हैं।
मैं भी तुम्हें याद करता हूं।"
because I'm just a mess.
क्योंकि मैं सिर्फ असमञ्जस में हूँ।
he seemed kind of OK.
एक तरह से ठीक लगे।
was still attached to his body.
उनकी आत्मा अभी भी उनके शरीर में थी।
करने का सबसे अच्छा तरीका
as father and daughter.
फिर से शुरू करना है।
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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