Totally looked forward to Pangdemonium’s adaptation of ‘The Father’. Dementia now doesn't just affect 'old people'. The neurological imbalance is affecting more and more people in their 30s and 40s. Society needs to be ready to at least offer care solutions or be more understanding towards the afflicted. The play is written as ‘La Père’ by French playwright Florian Zeller, premiering in Paris in 2012. The French play was translated into English by British playwright Christopher Hampton.
Loved the way the story unfolded. It turned out as confusing as the inconsistent narrator, the Father with dementia. It was such a perfect treatment and tool to highlight the confusion faced by people with dementia. It was only towards the end that we finally saw the current situation, of him living in a nursing home. Lim Kay Siu (as Andre) did a fantastic job portraying the confused old man afflicted with dementia and slowly deteriorating. We saw the world through his eyes. Tan Kheng Hua is brilliant, as usual. She plays the daughter who loves her father, but has to make some difficult decisions about his long-term care.
Without a doubt, it was a thought-provoking show. Absolutely heartbreaking. How do you balance care of loved ones without seemingly abandoning them in nursing homes? It’s something that all of us might one day have to manage, especially when loved ones are gravely ill or touched by Alzheimer’s. For ourselves too. When we lose our cognizant abilities and functions, all that define us to be who we are now. We’ll have to factor that into our wills too, when we’re of sound mind.
I want to be in a nursing home if I'm stricken with an illness that homecare and finances cannot sufficiently provide. I don't want to be a burden. But sometimes, people just refuse to see it, and take it badly if this choice is made to put them in a home. Well, nursing homes currently don't offer good enough care. To be honest, we've got loads to overhaul in this aspect. This is exactly why Singapore needs to up its ante on nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and revamp all of its care structures. We are an aging society. Trying to reverse the declining birth rate isn't a solution. Offering better palliative and elder care is. Our impending GST hikes had better cover all of these.
Loved the way the story unfolded. It turned out as confusing as the inconsistent narrator, the Father with dementia. It was such a perfect treatment and tool to highlight the confusion faced by people with dementia. It was only towards the end that we finally saw the current situation, of him living in a nursing home. Lim Kay Siu (as Andre) did a fantastic job portraying the confused old man afflicted with dementia and slowly deteriorating. We saw the world through his eyes. Tan Kheng Hua is brilliant, as usual. She plays the daughter who loves her father, but has to make some difficult decisions about his long-term care.
Without a doubt, it was a thought-provoking show. Absolutely heartbreaking. How do you balance care of loved ones without seemingly abandoning them in nursing homes? It’s something that all of us might one day have to manage, especially when loved ones are gravely ill or touched by Alzheimer’s. For ourselves too. When we lose our cognizant abilities and functions, all that define us to be who we are now. We’ll have to factor that into our wills too, when we’re of sound mind.
I want to be in a nursing home if I'm stricken with an illness that homecare and finances cannot sufficiently provide. I don't want to be a burden. But sometimes, people just refuse to see it, and take it badly if this choice is made to put them in a home. Well, nursing homes currently don't offer good enough care. To be honest, we've got loads to overhaul in this aspect. This is exactly why Singapore needs to up its ante on nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and revamp all of its care structures. We are an aging society. Trying to reverse the declining birth rate isn't a solution. Offering better palliative and elder care is. Our impending GST hikes had better cover all of these.
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| Keagan Kang is hidden in the photo. He's on the extreme right, behind Janice Koh. |
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I told the family that ..
That I want to be in the nursing home too if I were stricken with an illness or had any other major disability.
I refuse to be a burden.
The Father sounds like a good play. Thanks for the rec. Will go check it out now .:)
Definitely worth a sit-through. One hour and 30 minutes, no intermission. Till 18 March. Am sure they still have tickets. See if those match your preferred dates!
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