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Screening of "Mrs. Lei" at the Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival
The Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival presents the North American Premiere of Mrs. Lei, a film following one woman's battle with Alzheimers.
When:
November 19, 2017 10:00am to 12:00pm
Where
Lei Suyun was born in 1934, and diagnosed with alzheimer's disease in 2010.Her daughter took care of her,but she didn’t know her daughter any more. She suffered from memory loss andwanted to go home and didn’t know where she was.She repeated one thing all the time. She was sad and frightened.
Lei Suyun vaguely remembered she was a great person,and she was the director of the bureau of finance, NPC member. People used to call her Mrs Lei.Now Lei Suyun didn’t remember things, she lamented the passing of time.Her once brilliant achievements were gone with her memory.
However,she still knew her name. She was struggling against despair,and trying to seize the self.Year after year, LeiSuYun’s condition was getting worse. she lay in bed, looking at nothing…
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