"Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me" is actually a documentary about Glen Campbell's long battle with dementia. During the screening of the film this week, Senator Ed Markey was one of the people selected to speak for the event. Markey, unfortunately, has lost his dear mother to Alzheimer's disease.
Glen Campbell was diagnosed only three years ago, the Rhinestone Cowboy decided to come up with a farewell tour to bid goodbye to his fans. During Glen Campbell's tour, a film crew accompanied him every step of the way in order to capture many memorable moments, before Glen Campbell completely loses all of his memory. In fact, according to some sources, Glen Campbell had already started to forget some names and certain people.
Even if Glen Campbell has struggled with Alzheimer's disease, he is still able to carry on singing his country hits, such as "Galveston", "Wichita Lineman", and "Gentle on My Mind." In fact, Glen Campbell did not lose touch with his lovely voice during the guitar. He was also able to expertly play his guitar. However, there were some instances when he got a bit confused at the middle of his set.
Markey was joined by director James Keach, two of Glen Campbell's children, Shannon and Ashley, producer Trevor Albert and Kim Campbell, who also happens to be Glen Campbell's beautiful wife. His children even prepared some numbers as they performed several of their father's songs at an after-party event held at Blu. The screening for the documentary, however, was held at the AMC Loews Boston Common.
Glen Campbell had actually made his public announcement that he was stricken with Alzheimer's disease back in June of 2011. He even indicated that he actually received his diagnosis before making his brave announcement.
Today, however, the 78-year-old Glen Campbell has gone off the road and is staying in a full-time care facility.
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