"Craig Hemsworth, 71, has early-stage Alzheimer's. His mental faculties are starting to slip. But his boy is a Hollywood star, with the resources of a TV company behind him. Can he help? Chris teams up with clinical psychologist Dr Suraj Samtani, who advises on how dementia breaks connections in the brain, and how the patient's behaviour can slow that process down."
"At home you might sing old songs or watch home movies; this is TV, where grander schemes are possible. So Chris and Craig park their bikes, first, at the home on the outskirts of Melbourne where the Hemsworth kids spent their teens. They're not just visiting: using an extensive library of family photos, the house has been painstakingly re-styled to look exactly as it did in the 1990s, from the sofas to the posters on Chris's bedroom wall."
Chris Hemsworth takes his 71-year-old father, Craig, on a televised motorcycle road trip while Craig is in early-stage Alzheimer's. The trip combines intergenerational joshing with a wistful, desperate longing toward an unreachable destination. Clinical psychologist Dr Suraj Samtani advises on how dementia breaks neural connections and how social interaction and practising memory retrieval can slow cognitive decline. Television-scale techniques are used, including restyling the family home to its 1990s appearance using family photos and period furnishings. Craig lights up recalling wooden planes and cold winters. Leonie, his wife of 44 years, is flown to each location so she can share the immersive experiences.
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