“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” Will Always be Tied to Alzheimer’s
Stories of how people with Alzheimer's relate to this classic
Photo: Jack Nicholson as Randall Patrick Murphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Source: Heddels.
Brian Leblanc
Brian LeBlanc thinks he is much like the modern version of Randall Patrick Murphy with his fight against Alzheimer’s, without the more violent behaviors. In 2014, LeBlanc, who was 54 at that time, was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s and was then completely symptomatic. He did not want to think there is a problem, but he was convinced that there was. He saw how patients with dementia were treated firsthand, so he wanted a different approach in order to have a better and happier life, which he believes that everyone, including those with dementia, have the right to have.
