The Pillow
My wife and I had the pillow in this video made for Harry and Anna Mae for Christmas 2014 and I thought it might be nice and comforting for Harry to see a video of Anna Mae at home and doing well while he was in rehab so I used the pillow to try to evoke a response from Anna Mae. Anna Mae had commented about the picture on the pillow before with “Isn’t that something . . .” and “Look at my teeth!” so I was hoping to get a reaction of some kind from her. This video was taken on February 4, 2014 when Harry was at the rehabilitation center recovering from his January 12th heart attack. And, as it happens every now and again with Anna Mae, I was surprised and deeply moved by the poignancy of her response. Later in the day I played this video for Harry at the rehab center. The video moved him so much that he could not watch it in its entirety the first time I played it for him . . . “it’s too much” is what he said of the video. I was as moved by Harry’s reaction to this video as I had been when making it with Anna Mae.