This man with amnesia started self-portraits, and these photos are so heartbreaking to look at! Song Yun, Department of Neurology, Shandong Qianfo Mountain Hospital, Shandong Province, 1995 was the year when American artist William
Utermohlen
The year 1995 was the heaviest year for the American artist William Utermohlen, who was 61 years old at the time and living in London, and was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (Alzheimer’s evidence) by his doctor. Although Alzheimer’s had a lot of impact on his creativity, he did not bow down to life and instead faced his illness with courage. From the day he learned of his condition, he began to draw self-portraits constantly, which he says helped him understand his condition better. By the year 2000, Utermohlen
Utermohlen
He passed away in 2007, and in his paintings we can see a man who continued to struggle and fight through his illness, always trying to fight it and actively trying to stay in touch with the world. Although Utermohlen
William Utermohlen’s 1967 self-portrait, 1996 self-portrait, 1996 self-portrait, can you feel the great difference between the two paintings from the same year? Alzheimer’s is indeed a terrible disease that erodes our lives little by little, leaving us farther and farther away from our families and loved ones. But
Unterhohlen
has used another way to face such a disease, not only to give us a better understanding of the inner world of an Alzheimer’s patient, but also to make him aware of his disease. After looking at his self-portrait, I felt an overwhelming sense of vitality that seems to tell us to appreciate all that life has to offer even more.