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Ptolemy Grey and the Urgency of End-of-Life Planning

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In Apple TV’s recent miniseries The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Samuel L. Jackson portrays a man with dementia who is suddenly left without a caretaker. Many of the scenes in the show echo the realities for Black people with dementia. In early episodes, Ptolemy Grey is portrayed living in poor conditions, alone for days on end. This isolation is very real for many older adults.

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4 years ago

October 3, 2022

BlackPressUSA

Ptolemy Grey, an ailing man is forgotten by his family, by his friends, and by even himself. Suddenly left without his trusted caretaker and on the brink of sinking even deeper into a lonely dementia, Ptolemy is assigned to the care of orphaned teenager Robyn, played by Dominique Fishback. When they learn about a treatment that can restore Ptolemy’s dementia-addled memories, it begins a journey toward shocking truths about the past, present and future.