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Off Topic => Ten Forward => Topic started by: Gambler on July 02, 2004, 07:02:47 pm
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http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-tv.html?2004-07/02/09.45.tv
Doohan Battles Alzheimer's
Original Star Trek star James Doohan (Scotty) is battling Alzheimer's disease, TV Guide Online reported. Doohan's wife, Wende, broke the news in Britain's Daily Record newspaper, the site reported.
"It is hard for him to do interviews, because the more he starts searching for the words, the more frustrated he gets," she reportedly told the newspaper. "With Jimmy, it's mostly the loss of words. He still recognizes everybody. And there are times when he is sharp as a tack."
The 84-year-old Doohan also suffers from Parkinson's disease and diabetes. He is slated to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame later this month, the site reported.
What a bummer.
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Well, there is a bright side...
Since he was 13 he has been preforming, and this man has be beloved on both stage and screen by millions in the U.S. andunder Her Majesty's dominion. He has been an accomplished theater actor, has had one of the most successfu and recognizablel characters in TV history, and fathered a child in his 60's. I have also read that he held the rank of Captian the Royal Canadian Army, was wounded in the Normandy invasion, and recovered to serve as a pilot/observer in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
He has lead a full and happy life, acomplishing easily as much in his 84 years as much as any three men wish that they could.
Even Scotty could not have accomplished more with the help of the best of script writers.
God bless him.
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My wife and I met James Doohan a few years ago at a book signing.
It was obvious even then that he had Alzheimers. My wife and I talked about it afterwards.
You know it is bad when people who have never met you before can tell.
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I helped my Mother take care of my 98 year old Grand Mother who had it.
She was one of the most inteligent people i have ever met. It was horrifying to watch her slip away bit by bit, Every day. :(
Mrs Doohan has my deepest sympathies. :( :(
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In my mind Mr Doohan died before all this. Maybe unfair, but for me he'll always be the guy down in the engine room that Capt. Kirk called for more power.
It may sound silly, but scotty's the reason why I became an engineer. He fixed things. He didn't concern himself with politics, or infighting...and while he may have understood politics he certainly didn't like them. When I was a kid I didn't wanna be an astronaut, or a firefighter, or even a soldier. I wanted to be the guy that fixed stuff.
So from one engineer to the best one of them all...while some broken things cannot be fixed, we will never stop trying.
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Punisher is very true, James Doohan was dead before this happened.
The mad died with the Alzheimer diagnosis.
He will be missed. He changed the world for the better.
Merlin
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This is very sad news. I have never had the honor of meeting Mr. Doohan but he was always one of my favorite ST characters. :(
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Terrible news.
But at age 84, these things seem to strike, still I just can't imagine what its like to not be able to remember.
Very sad.