Irresponsible corrie.
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Think the way they are portraying Alzhiemers is very irresponsible. Mainly because ppl who have relatives diagnosed with the ilness and worry that they will became a danger and violent "like the woman off of Corrie".
Corrie really does annoy me sometimes the way they get basic things wrong. Especially with law and court scenes.
Think i may stop watching.
Corrie really does annoy me sometimes the way they get basic things wrong. Especially with law and court scenes.
Think i may stop watching.
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Sadly, people with Alzheimers very often become violent at times. What is irresponsible about portraying the reality?
Everytime I see someone having a Drink I think they might drink all night, turn into a junkie like Phil off Eastenders blah blah
If people are daft enough to think TV is real life theyre beyond help to start with.
You should never have started watching it in the first place
I think your a bit harsh saying it is irresponsible though , it is only tv after all.
Having a TV is irresponsible full stop - stood there all shiny & whatnot.
Its a misconception. Yes they can become occasionally violent borne from a frustration, but not as often or as ramped up as the Corrie writers and producers seem to think. Usually when soaps deal with an ilness it's usually more honest and shown properly. And they put a message at the end with a phone number etc. notice how this isn't happening with this storyline, because the producers know full well they are portraying it incorrectly.
Yeah i hate it when they do that , i can't believe people phone that number after watching a soap.
Lowest form of wit.
Pft. Tell that to my granddad and auntie.
Is this the same "irresponsible" storyline developed in consultation with the Alzheimers Society and endorsed and praised by the chairman of said society?
All 'issue' storylines are supposedly written in consulation with charities. That doesn't mean the writers actually bear what they've learned from the charity in mind when they write the scripts. Often the charity will criticise the soap in the press afterwards and I wouldn't be surprised if the Alzheimers Society did exactly that in the coming weeks.
Surely people can't think that Lesley being conveniently killed to facilitate Eileen's future with this fireman bloke is actually a true to life portrayal of Alzheimer's.
I really dont mean to be rude but give it time!!! It took 4 years for the violence to appear with my MIL. All the best of luck if you are doing any of the caring because believe me, you will need it!
Given the circumstances that lead to Lesley's untimely death I think that Eileen and Paul have a limited future together as Paul will blame Eileen for leaving Lesley alone.
My Mum works in Mental Health and I asked her how 'realistic' the storyline was and she did say to me that it was spot on in some of the aspects portrayed.
Yes, thanks, fortunately the caring is being well shared and my next bit is next weekend but I take on board that it may take time to appear.
It's still all so sad.
You're missing the point. The chair of the Alzheimer's Society has praised the storyline for highlighting a taboo aspect of the disease - how the partner of a sufferer can feel when the person they once loved has effectively gone and they meet someone else. If Paul had been a widower when Eileen met him, everyone on here would be cooing. But although Lesley wasn't dead, the woman Paul married was, in a sense.
As for Lesley being "conveniently killed off" - Coronation Street is first and foremost a drama, not a public information film. Every conceivable aspect of the storyline has been explored. There was nowhere left to go except repetition. In reality, Lesley could have lived for years. But would viewers have wanted to see that? I wouldn't. So what was the alternative? To put her in a home? That would hardly be dramatic. And are we sure it's to keep Paul and Eileen together? Maybe it eventually splits them up? Goodness knows where it goes from here.
Finally, you talk of a true to life portrayal. But what is that? Ask 100 relatives of sufferers and surely you'll hear 100 different experiences. All cases are different. This was just one possible version.
Good post, Irma. Totally agree.
Leslie wasn't even at the stage where she was unmanageable yet.
Every sufferer is different, but I saw a lot of similarities between Leslie and my relative - who is now free from this terrible disease.
The fact i put it in speechmarks should've been obvious that i was imitating people that use "off of".
Btw, what perks and benefits do you get from being in the grammar police?