Source: BBC News
Date: November 10, 2017
URL:
http://www.bbc.com/news/disability-41940865
Ref:
http://www.bbc.com/news/stories-41888146
Full transcript of 'ME - The Movie'
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A few weeks ago Jen and her husband, Omar, popped over to see us
at the BBC to talk about their story. She describes her current health
situation as being like a battery which only charges about 40%. I'm also
not feeling so great at the moment, and you can probably hear it in both
of our voices as we chat.
As the opening credits roll on the film we see Jen lying on the floor
completely unable to move, and her arms are shaking as she tries to pull
herself up. It's a situation that I've been in more times than I would
like to count and it's something that I think is very familiar for a lot
of people with chronic illnesses. I started by asking her why she turned
the camera on herself in that moment.
JENNIFER - In that particular moment I had gotten up and tried walking
to the bathroom, and I made it there but on the way back I just had that
sensation, that premonition of 'oh my gosh, I'm going down!' I have
these moments where I lose all muscle force and literally won't be able
to lift my head or move my body. Omar was downstairs and I could hear
him talking to someone but I was too weak to even call out and so I did
what I often do when I am in that state, I had my phone with me and I
just started recording.
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