Some of you might have
heard about a quaint little case that has reared its ugly head on Long Island.
Two elderly people with
nothing better to do in their lives bought several boxes of Jello at a few area
markets, took the Jello mix out, and replaced it with salt and sand. They put
their concoction in a bag, sealed it, and placed it back in the Jello box. Then
they went back to the markets, demanding refunds for tainted products.
Happily, they were caught
pretty much from the get go by surveillance video at the markets.
Evidently, the elderly
woman has had some mental problems, and her husband, who loved her dearly but
was of supposedly sane mind, did what she asked out of love and commitment to
this person.
They were caught, and now
face various charges.
Their lawyer is portraying
them as almost "innocents," not aware of what they were doing.
I don't care how senile a
person is, if they concoct a scheme like this, they can't possibly be that
senile, can they?
But the love the husband
showed for his wife is incredible. Even though he knew she was doing wrong, he
went along with this scheme out of commitment to his mate.
Sure he was wrong--as wrong
as she was, or even more wrong, since he supposedly knew what he was doing was
not above board--but he loved the woman and did what she wanted.
Love is a funny thing. It
kind of blinds you, at times. I think it is one of the most powerful emotions
that one can have.
Here, the husband's
devotion to his wife won out over clear thinking.
I am not absolving the
husband at all. He appears to be a squeamish individual.
But that devotion to his
wife ...
Love is a funny thing, isn't it?
You've never lived with someone who has dementia, have you?
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother had Alzheimers Disease, so yes, I understand what dementia is. However, you cannot defend those perpetrating this episode. It is one thing if they want to harm themselves, but they could have harmed others with their act. You just can't let something like this pass, and nearly six years later, I hope both the husband and wife are in a better place.
ReplyDeleteNo, you cannot defend the man for going along with it. but a dementia patient can think up really weird stuff and act on it, and still think they're doing the right thing. the caregiver is supposed to stop this sort of behavior. It was a really warped kind of love that he went along with the scheme.
ReplyDeleteThough I can well understand why the husband did what he did, even though it was wrong.
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