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Some years ago the journalist Augusto Gongora, historical face of TVN, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, a degenerative disease that took him away from television and today he is living a complex quarantine.
This was announced by his wife, the actress Paulina Urrutia, to Las Últimas Noticias, who indicated that the disease has progressed “as if they were years” during this period of pandemic.
In this sense, the former Minister of Cultures and Arts maintained that her husband has had a progressive deterioration during these months, to which is added the little social activity he has had.
In this sense, it must be remembered that, due to his condition, Góngora is considered a risk patient against COVID-19.
“It has been terrible, I have needed mental support that I never thought I would require. It has been devastating to watch the disease progress. The Augustus now has more than 80% functional impairment and requires support for everything. He needs from the moment you feed him until I accompany him to the bathroom. There must be public policies to help people with Alzheimer’s with their kinesiological therapies. He did Pilates three times a week and had six hours of occupational therapy spread between Tuesday and Thursday. With the pandemic, he was never able to go to the park or museums again, because he is an older adult and is at greater risk of being infected, “he said.
“He is happy when he walks. I call him El Alcalde, because he greets all the people. Once a week we go to the local grocery store, where it has less risk of contagion. But since he does not understand anything of what is happening, when I put the mask on him he gets angry and throws a tantrum. Tell me I don’t want anything with you, ma’am. You don’t know the anguish and pain that that causes me. Sometimes she tells me I want to see my friends and have coffee with them, I want to go home. It is very terrible to see her in anguish. He is such an iconic person that he played such an important role in remembering the darkest episodes of the dictatorship so as not to repeat them. It is important that his last years can be lived with dignity, “he added.
Likewise, the Chilean soap opera actress spoke of the complications that both have had as a family in recent months, since she takes care of the press releases full time.
“Apart from the functional deterioration, with the quarantine the Augustus began to experience pictures of dementia, with no understanding of reality. This began to manifest itself at 62 and we have been that way for six years. For me it has been learning to remember that death is coming, that it is a wonderful time to discover how we have lived. We managed to enter the Boom with this disease, but still there is a terrible power of impoverishment because job opportunities are lost. We have received financial support from Augusto’s children, ”he said.
Finally, Urrutia also spoke of the difficulties that the artistic and cultural world is experiencing due to the health crisis in the world.
“For those of us who work in the arts, cultures and heritage sector, this period has been devastating, because we are not reflected in public policies. Personally, since I am absolutely dedicated to Augustus during the day, I try to multiply the hours at night to be able to function and at the same time rest and sleep. I have seen myself in great demand and demand, but at the same time it gives me great joy to be able to love, protect and care for the Augustus. She is the person I love the most ”,. concluded.
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