Neuro Note #3: TransFatty Lives
For this neuro note, I decided to take my professors advice and watch TransFatty Lives, starring and directed by Patrick O'Brien, a young artist who takes us through his journey with ALS. I was captivated by the fast and exhilarating trailer that we watched in class. I was confused yet fascinated at the clip in the trailer where his friends are pouring beer in his feeding tube. All of the other films I had watched on ALS in and out of class were slow and depressing. I was drawn to the story of Patrick O'Brien and knew I wanted to watch this film. O'Brien had a strong passion for the arts, especially film. He was a party animal and crowd favorite that always kept his peers laughing. When he was 30 years old, he was diagnosed with ALS after several episodes of falling and clumsiness. Initially, he had many thoughts during this time. He asked, "Why me?" and "What did I do to deserve this?" However, he did not remain in this mindset long and h