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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

One thing I didn't understand from Pop is why the family was so loose with Charlie when they know he has Alzheimer's. The family let him go where he wanted when he wanted and expected him to not get into trouble. They should not have given him that freedom because of his disease.

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  1. ChadD9July 23, 2013 at 1:54 PM

    I completely agree with that statement. If they were so worried about Charlie getting lost at homecoming, why would they do the same exact thing by letting him go in town. Charlie never would have fallen off of the stadium if the Popovich family had kept a closer eye on him. Unfortunately they didn't, and Charlie suffered for it. Mrs. Popovich said she new everything there was to know about Alzheimer's, but she didn't know to watch her husband.

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  2. UnknownJuly 25, 2013 at 6:10 PM

    I think the Popovich family was so loose with Charlie because Charlie was such a hero in town because of his NFL days. If they suddenly restricted Charlie to inside the house, people would think something was wrong when the whole time the Popoviches were trying to hide Charlie's condition. So, to make it seem like nothing was wrong with Charlie, they just let him roam free to avoid any suspicion.

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  3. UnknownAugust 1, 2013 at 10:09 AM

    Dylan, I think that if the Popovich family became really strict with Charlie, many people would become suspicious about something. If the people are used to Charlie being around town a lot, and then they barely Charlie, they will know that something is wrong. To the town, Charlie was a hero and a great role model for people, and his family didn't want to take away that from the town by being strict with him. I disagree with what the Popovich family did, but I understand why they did it.

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