Country music’s legendary rhinestone cowboy, Glen Campbell, is taking his last bow this fall. The 78-year-old, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2011, said farewell to fans on a Goodbye Tour in 2012, but this week marked the official sunset of Campbell’s professional music career. The week before the release of the documentary Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me, the Country Music Hall of Fame member released his final single, a heartbreaking ballad called I’m Not Gonna Miss You, which was recorded in early 2013 for the film.http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/17/glen-campbell-country-stars-death
The song doesn’t mince words as it reflects on the degenerative destruction of Alzheimer’s: “I’m still here, but yet I’m gone/I don’t play guitar or sing my songs,” Campbell groans in the opening stanza. But the track is more than a mournful lament – it’s a love letter to his wife of 32 years, Kimberly Woolen. Campbell muses on the chorus: “You’re the last person I will love/You’re the last face I will recall/Best of all, I’m not gonna miss you.” It’s a harrowing and romantic sentiment, and one that feels well-suited to a country song.
Last I read, he was in an alzheimer's facility.
Families tend to argue about what is best. I remember reading the daughter wasn't happy, but I don't remember reading if she was willing to take him in. Also, I would (I think) want my husband to have the final say of what to do with me (assuming he is of sound mind)... not my kids.
We were able to give my MIL meds to calm her down quickly. However, it was a med she was already taking. So it was easy to up the dose... and her not know it. Just to be clear...it was doctor suggested and "supervised."
Yes. A lot of Alzheimer patients live completely in the past.
This farewell video features Campbell looking back at his life and career. He also sends a personal message to his wife, Kimberley, a former Radio City Music Hall dancer that the Rhinestone Cowboy met on a blind date in 1981. "My love goes out to Kim, my amazing grace. You've been by my side through these changing times, and it means the world to me."
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