" Naturally I am very shy, and I suffer from an inferiority complex ". Hayworth,{ born on October, 17- 1918 at 7:22 PM in New York-New York-Asc:00º 46’ Taurus}struggled with alcohol problems throughout her life. "I remember as a child," said her daughter, Yasmin Aga Khan, "that she had a drinking problem[ a Pisces trait]. She had difficulty coping with the ups and downs of the business.[This is clearly echoed because of the Moon being peregrine. This peculiar state, no ptolemaic aspects to others planets is characterized by the personal and natural difficulty in with emotions. The Piscean dimensions are extremely strong – loss of ego focus, irritability}.
Within the book” A biography of Rita Hayworth published in 1989, written by Barbara Leaming, she claims that Hayworth was a victim of physical and sexual abuse by her father. [ we can perceive it through the prominent position of Pluto and being Final Dispositor !]Consequently, throughout life, Hayworth was never without a boyfriend for long with her choice of partners becoming increasingly poor. In her fifties, with a well established drink problem, she began to suffer mood swings and memory loss. In 1972, aged 54, Hayworth no longer wanted to act, but she signed up for The Wrath of God because she had money problems. The experience, however, exposed her bad health and worsening mental state. She couldn't remember her lines, so they had to film her scenes one line at a time. Extreme memory loss left her very nervous and resistant to doing at least one scene, which was then done by a double. She suffered from the anxiety [Uranus is one of the Final Dispositor of the horoscope presenting forward the qualities and characteristics of this energy-Anxiety, agitation in the personality projection], aggression[ demonstrated by the position of Pluto at its own Sign, another Final Dispositor of the Chart] and agitation [Uranus influence]common to Alzheimer’s. As the disease progressed she found something that soothed her mood and gave her a focus — painting. As her mind disintegrated, she worked away at an ease in her apartment, producing beautiful, detailed likenesses of flowers. In March 1974, both her brothers died within a week of each other, saddening her greatly, and causing her to drink even more heavily than before. [Transiting Pluto in square with the Natal Pluto plus Tr. Uranus conjoint the Sun]. Rita Hayworth's drinking problem confused her family, friends, colleagues—and even doctors—who were unable to immediately recognize Alzheimer's disease. "For several years in the 1970s, she had been misdiagnosed as an alcoholic! The first Alzheimer ‘ Symptoms were fear and extreme mood changes, paranoia — calling the police because she heard a burglar — and confusion. Nobody knew what the real problem was until Hayworth was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 1981, at just 63 years old. In July 1981, Hayworth's health had worsened to the point where a judge in Los Angeles Superior Court ruled that because she was suffering from senile dementia, and no longer able to care for herself, she should be placed under the care of her daughter, Princess Yasmin Khan of New York City. As her mind disintegrated, she worked away at an ease in her apartment, producing beautiful, detailed likenesses of flowers. What the scientific research tells us is that Alzheimer’s attacks the part of the brain that handles what we call logic — the executive function that copes with handling complex situations. Taking a photograph, for instance: you have to find the camera, slot in the memory chip, work out where the shutter button is and so on . But what’s not damaged is the appreciation of a beautiful picture. The part of the brain that deals with emotions is shaken up by Alzheimer’s but it’s not damaged in the same way. In fact, emotional response seems to be heightened, not lessened. In other words, people who appear to be lost to the world can still be reached through art, literature and music — and love. According to John Zeisel, the founder of a pioneering programme caring for people with Alzheimer’s in the United States, one of the reasons everybody’s so afraid of Alzheimer’s is that there are so many unknowns. When someone is diagnosed, we grieve for their lost future. But maybe everything isn’t lost: we have to get past the fear and grief to see what remains. One of the first things the Hearthstone team looks for is an activity that elicits a response from a new patient. It might be an old hobby — gardening, perhaps — or something new. Then, they build a routine around the activity. George, a former teacher, arrived at Hearthstone’s clinic anxious and aggressive and, on the assumption that he would like books, was taken to the library. He now runs a residents’ book circle at 10 o’clock each morning. It’s a reason to get up and get dressed,” says Zeisel. “If he’s upset or confused, the staff will say, ‘You’ve got to get dressed, the book group needs you’. He has a meaningful role. This kind of meaningful role, plus a simple routine, is key to helping people with dementia cope with life. One of the things we need to get away from is the constant testing of people with dementia, he says. Bombarding them with questions it compounds confusion with a sense of failure. Rather than say, “Mum, do you know who I am?” it is better to walk in, take her by the hand and say, “I’m your daughter and I love you.” And smile. You’ll reach the bit of the brain hard-wired to respond. If you are looking at a painting, don’t test her on whether she can remember who it is by: instead, open a conversation about the shapes and colors. In essence, it is about quality of life for the people with Alzheimer’s and their families. You don’t need a team of highly trained art therapists on hand to make a difference. If you are one of the thousands of people stuck at home caring for someone with Alzheimer’s- here’s what to do. Turning over to my example, Rita Hayworth lapsed into a semicoma in February 1987. She died a few months later on May 14 at age 68 of Alzheimer's disease in her Manhattan apartment.[ SA-Solar Arc- of the Mh=Moon/Sun and SAJupiter, ruled by the Peregrine energy= Asc/Mh].
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