But right now,

不過現在

as you can see, I'm doing good.

妳看得出來，我很好。

- You are doing awesome!

妳很棒！

- Yes!

是的！

(playful music)

(頑皮的音樂)

I'm Mariam.

我是 Mariam。

- It's nice to meet you, Mariam.

很高興見到妳 Mariam。

My name's Crystal.

我叫 Crystal。

- Nice to meet you, Crystal.

很高興見到妳 Crystal。

You're beautiful.

妳很漂亮。

- Thank you.

謝謝妳。

You're beautiful too.

妳也很漂亮。

- Well, thank you.

謝謝妳。

(laughing)

(笑聲)

- What are we here to talk about?

我們今天要聊的是什麼？

- It's called Alzheimer's.

一個叫做阿茲海默症的東西。

Have you heard of Alzheimer's?

妳有聽過阿茲海默症嗎？

- No.

沒有。

- Alzheimer's is a disease

阿茲海默症是一種

and it's in the brain.

在大腦裡的疾病。

It's in the head.

它存在頭部裡。

And, oh what's that like...

而且，它很像...

Thing that goes around eating things?

那個會到處吃東西的東西？

- Oh, you mean Pac-Man?

哦，妳是說小精靈？

- Pac-Man! Yes!

對！小精靈！

Well, there's a Pac-Man going around eating

在那裡有一個小精靈在我的大腦裡

my brain.

四處吃東西。

(laughing)

(笑聲)

Yeah.

沒錯。

- May be you could just create a ghost in your brain

或許妳可以在妳的大腦裡創造一個鬼

and then eat Pac-Man and then go bye-bye

然後把小精靈吃掉，接著就拜拜

and then the ghost goes away.

於是鬼就離開了。

- Sure. Absolutely. Why not?

當然可以這麼做。為何不呢？

(laughing)

(笑聲)

With Alzheimer's disease,

因為阿茲海默症的緣故

the brain starts to shrink

大腦開始萎縮

and so memories go away.

接著記憶就會流失。

And I forget things.

然後我忘記事情。

- My dad is kinda like that.

我爸爸也是像這樣。

When my mama asks him to do something,

當我媽媽請他去做某一件事的時候

he doesn't do it,

他不做

every single time,

每次都一樣

and he always says

而他總是說

I forgot.

我忘了。

I forgot.

我忘了。

I forgot.

我忘了。

(laughing)

(笑聲)

I forgot.

我忘了。

I forgot.

我忘了。

I forgot.

我忘了。

I forgot.

我忘了。

I forgot.

我忘了。

I forgot.

我忘了。

And over and over every single time.

每一次都一樣。

(laughing)

(笑聲)

- Well, I can relate

我想我能夠理解

(laughing)

(笑聲)

cause I forget all the time.

因為我經常忘記事情。

- What things do you forget?

妳都忘記什麼事呢？

- People's names,

人們的名字

like you told me your name but I forgot it.

就像妳才告訴我妳的名字而我已經忘記了。

- It's Crystal.

是 Crystal。

- I know, but I will forget it.

我知道，但是我會忘記的。

(laughing)

(笑聲)

- If you couldn't remember our names,

如果妳不能記得我們的名字

could you remember your name?

那妳能記得自己的名字嗎？

- Oh, yeah...

噢，可以的...

I think I will remember my name, I think.

我想我會記得我自己的名字，我想我會的。

- Does the technology help you remember things?

科技能夠幫助妳記得事情嗎？

- Absolutely.

當然可以。

I feel blessed that I live with technology

身在科技發達的時代我感到很幸福

because technology helps me a lot.

因為科技給予我很大的幫助。

You know?

妳知道嗎？

I can contact people who are on the other side

我能夠和在國家另一端的人

of the country.

聯絡。

You know?

妳知道嗎？

- Yeah.

沒錯。

- I've got lots of friends all over.

我到處都有許多朋友。

Do you have friends?

妳有朋友嗎？

- Yeah.

有的。

My bestest friend is Kristin.

我最好的朋友是 Kristin。

- Kristin?

Kristin？

- She's my little sister.

她是我的小妹。

- Oh, really.

哦，是嗎？

- Surprise.

驚訝嗎？

- Oh that's so great!

噢那真是太棒了！

- Kristin, she always wants food.

Kristin，她總是想要吃東西。

After lunch.

午餐之後。

Mom, can I have some more food?

媽媽，我可以再吃一些食物嗎？

After dinner.

晚餐以後。

Mom, can I have more food?

媽媽，我可以再吃一些食物嗎？

After breakfast.

早餐過後。

Mom, can I have more food?

媽媽，我可以再吃一些食物嗎？

(laughing)

(笑聲)

And my mom's like

然後我媽媽回她

Wow Kristin, you really like to eat.

哇 Kristin，妳真能吃啊。

(laughing)

(笑聲)

- One of the side effects of Alzheimer's for me

阿茲海默症對我的副作用之一

is that I don't get hungry anymore.

是我再也不感到飢餓了。

Have you heard...

妳聽過...

You know what ALzheimer's is?

妳知道什麼是阿茲海默症？

- Yeah...

知道...

You said that earlier.

妳剛說過了。

- Ah yeah...

啊是啊...

See, I'm gonna repeat myself because I forget what I said.

妳看，我會重複自己因為我忘記我說過什麼了。

- It's okay.

沒關係。

(laughing)

(笑聲)

It's okay.

沒有關係。

(laughing)

(笑聲)

Does it get worse?

這會變得更嚴重嗎？

- Yes.

會。

I can gonna keep declining,

我會每況愈下

so that I'm gonna keep forgetting more and more and more.

所以我會繼續忘記更多、更多、再更多事情。

At some point, I won't be able to remember my name.

在某個時候，我連自己的名字都記不起來。

And I don't know how much longer I'm going to be around.

而且我不知道我還能活多久。

But I am just really very positive.

但是，我一直都很正面。

Look on the bright side.

對事物保持樂觀的態度。

- There's always a bright side.

總是有光明的一面。

- That's right!

沒錯！

- Even if you don't see a bright side,

就算妳看不到

there is always one bright side,

總是有光明的那一面。

you're still alive.

妳還活著。

- Yes!

是的！

Give me a high five!

讓我們擊掌！

(high five sound)

(擊掌聲)

Yeah girl!

好樣的！

(laughing)

(笑聲)

- It's very nice to meet you, Mariam.

Mariam 很高興見到妳。

- Can I get a hug?

可以給我一個擁抱嗎？

Thank you, sweetie pie.

謝謝妳親愛的。

Thank you!

謝謝妳！

(clapping sound)

(鼓掌聲)

Wait a minute, I'm stuck.

等等，我卡住了。

I'm stuck here.

我卡在這裡了。

There we are, okay.

好的，沒事了。