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Originally Posted by Bergamot
I don't know if you saw this but the lady wrote in the notebook something along the lines of "this is our story. everytime I "leave", read it to me and I will come back to you".
Although the word "Alzheimer's" is never said, you get the picture that this is what the lady suffers from. She completely forgets who she is and what her life has been. When the character played by James Gardner introduces her to his children, she has no recollection that they are her children as well.
He moved in this retirement house with her and whenever she "leaves", he read the notebook to her and she, for a brief moment, comes back to him. That is why after diner when they are dancing, she freaks out because she leaves again and does not know who this man is and why he is holding her in his arms. That was a very sad moment in the movie.
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makes me wonder though - if she wasn't all crazy, would james gardner have gotten sick of her? maybe jamesy-poo is just a big drama queen who needed that sick-in-the-head girl to keep him anchored. i know i do!!!
