They won't be here Forever

This piece is inspired by a documentary featuring Chris Hemsworth and his father, who has Alzheimer's disease.

The central story is about his father’s Alzheimer’s, and the fact that Chris himself carries the genetic risk. A few things I learned from the documentary I’ll share one or two might make you want to watch it yourself.

1. Don’t wait for something to go wrong to do what you’ve long planned.

Throughout the documentary, Chris spoke about always wanting to take a road trip with his father. Working in Hollywood, however, made that difficult. It’s heartbreaking that he finally took the trip primarily as a way to help treat his father’s Alzheimer’s since reconnecting with the past can help rebuild neural connections.

So if you’ve promised your family you’ll spend time with them, do it. No matter how busy you are, they won’t be here forever.

2. Wherever you are, make it your community.

The Hemsworths found themselves in a rural part of Australia. They lived among the people there, who embraced them wholeheartedly without regard for their background or skin color.

3. In the end, family is all we have.

I could go on, but I don’t want to spoil such a beautiful documentary.

Go and watch it.

P.S. Chris Hemsworth looks just like his father did when he was younger. God really did something amazing with genetics!