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I made people mad repeatedly talking about the new Resident Evil movie. I’m not a humongous fan; I don’t know the lore inside and out. I know the first few games reasonably and I know the first few games have been remade. I’ve played the first few games. Not over and over, just some. I know the initial story more or less. I’ve seen the first few Mila Jovovich Resident Evil movies, and I knew from the start those movies (at least initially, anyway) take information FROM the games but aren’t actually live-action versions of the games. For the most part, not even remotely. I have been told there are some animated Resident Evil movies that are lore- and bridge- stories, not retellings. My point being I was kind-of hoping when I heard they were doing a Resident Evil “remake” or “reboot” the intention was to…just tell the story as depicted in the games.

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Paige Francis He/him

I’ve been gone for the last couple of weeks driving my parents on vacation. And I apologize if this is a bit incoherent; as soon as I got home I came down with a severe head cold. I have been taking NyQuil and sleeping non-stop. Coughing is torture. I think I am actually feeling a bit better now than I was a few days ago, but time will tell.

I was driving my parents because my mother doesn’t trust my dad’s driving anymore, and she also has increasingly been stressed by taking care of his physical needs. He can’t walk very well anymore and refuses to use balance or stability aids like canes or walkers. He absolutely refuses to consider a mobility scooter. This has been a “neither here nor there” issue in the past but recently his endurance has decreased quite a bit. To clarify, looking back, I don’t mean it’s a sudden change. This has been building for a while. I think it’s more fair to say he quit pretending it was temporary or situational and finally started acknowledging he just can’t walk for more than a few minutes without rest. His refusal to use walking aids or substitutions is simple: he refuses to be seen with anything that makes it look like he *needs* help. Canes, walkers, scooters; they’re all blatant admissions that he isn’t as capable as he wants to be. I have no doubt there is a strong psychological trigger involved. After all, many people have no problem using a cane or something else if it allows them the mobility they need. But he is very guarded on this issue; so I may never know.

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Paige Francis He/him