Share this to:

Support & Insight for the Autumn of Life

Glen Campbell on Alzheimer’s: “I’ll Be Me”

When music icon Glen Campbell was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, he was told to hang up his guitar and prepare for the inevitable. Instead, Glen and his wife, Kim, went public with the diagnosis and announced that he and his family would set out on a Good Bye Tour. See what happened.
140810-Glenn.jpeg

Even the optimists predicted Glenn Campbell’s 151-show tour would only last a couple of months. Not only did Glen exceed everyone’s expectations, but what began as a six-week tour quickly grew into a triumphant year of him playing sold out venues across America. The film, “I’ll Be Me”, documents this extraordinary journey, as Glenn and his family attempt to navigate the wildly unpredictable nature of his progressing disease using love, laughter, and music as their medicine of choice.

Continued below video…

MORE INFO:

Find out more on Facebook.

Click here for Top Albums by Glenn Campbell

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

1 Comment
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Unknown
Unknown
August 10, 2014 10:01 pm

Way to go, never give up! !

B. Berger

B. Berger

Visit Our Pages On:

Welcome

This site was inspired by my Mom’s autoimmune dementia.

It is a place where we separate out the wheat from the chaffe, the important articles & videos from each week’s river of news. With a new post on Alzheimer’s or dementia appearing on the internet every 7 minutes, the site’s focus on the best information has been a help to many over the past 15 years. Thanks to our many subscribers for your supportive feedback.

The site is dedicated to all those preserving the dignity of the community of people living with dementia.

Peter Berger, Editor

Related

181015-melody3.jpeg
Mind & Melody
Meet the young musicians taking on Alzheimer's through music!
200213-MyWay.jpeg
Who's That Singing? Why, It's Margaret!
When Jamie Lee Morley first heard singing from care-resident Margaret Mackie (she has dementia), he automatically ass...
150412-guitar.jpeg
Mama, It Don't Bother Me When You Forget My Name
A BEAUTIFUL MUSIC VIDEO: A son, his mother, Alzheimer's and love.

Books

Amazon Books
1
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x
News to Get at the Truth

Subscribe To Our Weekly Newsletter

Enjoy thought-provoking videos & articles
News to Get at the Truth

Subscribe To Our Weekly Newsletter