“The Notebook” star Gena Rowlands’ son Nick Cassavetes shared heartbreaking news that his mother is in “full dementia” and has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
During an interview with Cassavetes, in honor of the romantic film’s 20th anniversary, the director and son of the 94-year-old actress reflected on the character his mom played in his 2004 film — the older version of Allie, a woman with dementia — while Rachel McAdams played the younger one, Entertainment Weekly reported.
“I got my mom to play older Allie, and we spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer’s and wanting to be authentic with it, and now, for the last five years, she’s had Alzheimer’s,” Cassavetes said.
“She’s in full dementia,” he added. “And it’s so crazy — we lived it, she acted it, and now it’s on us.”
Speaking on the film’s anniversary, Cassavetes also said…
