Terry Thomas | Actor | Living in poverty | TN-88-152-044
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- Thames News report following Terry Thomas film star, living in poverty.
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Thankfully a benefit concert was organised for him and he was looked after in a nursing home down in Surrey for his last six months.
What a fantastic lady his wife was, standing firmly by his side through such difficult times.True Love Indeed.
Such a cruel disease that takes everything you were away from you and those that love you.
He was well loved all over the world, particularly in the UK and the States. His body of work still remains though and reminds us why he brought so many smiles to so many peoples faces. God Bless You Terry !
Thank you for the update. I just came across this post now and was hoping he got the support needed. All credit to his wife - wonderful lady.
Now, this is what keeping your marriage vows look like.
Following this heartbreaking interview, a benefit concert was organised by Jack Douglas and Richard Hope-Hawkins for Terry-Thomas. Chaired by Michael Caine and with a bill topped by Phil Collins, over £75,000 was raised (almost a quarter of a million in today's money). This allowed Terry-Thomas to move out of the charity flat into a nursing home, where he died a year later. RIP, you legend.
Thanks for your response, I didn't know about it, made me sad to see this as a kid he was my favourite character in Tom Thumb 😢
It's great to hear that the community came together in the end for his beloved wifee the legendary actor.
Thank you for easing those last sad long hours of that gifted buoyant actor . He gave so much joy to the world.
We also had another fundraiser performance elsewhere for him.
Thanks for this. I wasn't especially a big fan but this is no way to go out. I'm glad he and his wife had better for the last year.
I loved Terry Thomas. He worked his way up from basic beginnings to being a famous actor. It saddens me to see how he ended up. Terry Thomas RIP.
Bloody heartbreaking. I remember seeing this at the time. Charity begins at home. His peers let him down, badly.
Did they ever.
A lot o his peers helped. The video mentions the financial help of Bob Monkhouse. Also Jack Douglas organised a benefit concert which a number of his showbiz peers were involved in, which raised sufficient funds to pay for a nursing home which, in turn, enabled him to move out of his charity accommodation. I believe that the Grand Order Of The Water Rats, a charitable organisation formed fro members of the entertainment industry, also assisted.
He hid his condition as far as he could as he didn’t want to jeopardise his chances of being offered roles. It wasn’t until a lot nearer the end that many people that he had known even realised how bad things were.
It’s fair to say that his finances were drained to poverty by his medical bills, and he was in a very sad state towards the end. But to say that his peers let him down badly isn’t entirely fair.
@@lewissmith3896 such a shame what a good mane he is may b the afganes a the boat people can help what shit place we live in now god bless him 💰💋
I would imagine they never knew. When they found out, they jumped in straight away.
@@alanlancaster3703 What on earth are you talking about?
I remember an article in a magazine just after Terry Thomas's death which highlighted his Parkinson's. And there was a photograph of how he looked at that time. He was such a talented man, it was a real shock to see him like that. His wife was a rock.
Yes as if his wife was from another world, quite sweet and lovely and i bet worked long hours, i hope she is okay.
What an amazing Lady, she was so dedicated to Terry. It brought tears to my eyes to see such a great actor like that. RIP Terry. God bless Mrs Thomas.
His wife is a hero and she should be looked after herself. Terry Thomas was one of our greatest film actors, it is a disgrace he and his amazing wife ever had to go through what they have had to endure, I'm so relieved he now will be helped. Next years honors should have her name on one let's face it If Cameron's wife's hairdresser got one why not this wonderful lady Bless her
I had no idea that poor Terry suffered so badly. His wife is an Angel xxx
His role in "It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" was hilariously funny. RIP Mr Thomas
His fight scene with Milton Berle is a masterpiece.
This movie is one of my 16 year old son's favorites, and he has no idea who any of the stars are. He just thinks it's hilarious.
@@shaneofthehillpeople My mom took me to see it when it came out in the movies. I love watching it over and over. Reminds of that day. Mom loved to see us having fun. I recently read how actors and actresses were clamoring to get a role in this picture! There were so many famous people in it. But its just fun for me to watch, not because they were famous.
Yes. Hard to watch this. I had no idea.
Agreed!
What a great movie.. my kids love it too..."it just sailed right on out there" !
My late father met Terry Thomas in the 1970’s and always treasured the photo he had taken with the actor. 😊
How could this have happened to such a beloved actor ? Where were his family and friends ? What happened to all the money he made ? Thank goodness for his wonderful and devoted wife, who took care of him 'till the end.
They never made much , never more than £2K a film & of course there were no residuals, so nothing for TV repeats & tax ate into their savings, they were used to just signing a cheque...
At his peak he lived the high life perhaps a little too much. Luxury housed here there and everywhere plus the mandatory Roller.
It is tragic too see him in this manner. God bless him.
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like all so called family and friends in it for them selves and the rest of the world is even worse
jrgboy But what is £2k per film in terms of 2018 money?
This should be a good example of how a spouse should respect and each other during their hay days because whenever sickness comes knocking at your door money and the glamorous lifestyle doesn't matter anymore but the love for each other is all you've got.
My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018 and I sat and watched him slowly diminishing right before my eyes but am extremely happy that he died a happy man.
I took such good care of him to the very end. Sadly he passed away 3 months ago. May his soul rest in peace. Beauty and looks do fade away but genuine love never fails.
Heartbreaking. What a wonderful wife he has. Poor man, my heart goes out to them both.
People have said better than I what I feel and think about the work of the fabulous Terry Thomas and the care of his loving wife. We can extrapolate from the few glimpses we have that this woman is devoted to love as a verb. May they both live in peace and grace.
To see the pain and deep sadness in this man's eyes in later life is so heartbreaking to me. Where were his loved ones!
Absolute tragedy for this wonderful comic/character actor. Much appreciation to his wife, what a woman.
Sad to see Terry like this. Loved him when he play the posh cad R.I.P.✝️
How very sad.
As a kid, teenager and adult, I though T.T. was a brilliant comedy actor, the perfect choice for the villain role.
Wonderful caring from Mrs Thomas, I salute her. RIP Terry, your legacy is one f making millions laugh.
He brought so much laughter and joy to people. We adored him when we were kids. Bless his heart and may he experience the joy he gave others.
I loved Terry Thomas in “ Those magnificent men in their flying machines “ . Such a stressful picture now. What a wonderful Wife to care for Terry. Very well done.
totally agree with you
Another great film.
Terry had been dead some years before this clip was put on UA-cam. Due to the support from the British acting community Terry lived his final days in an upscale care home. He was fortunate, depressing view of how most of our lives will end.
He died 31 efffing years ago!! We didn't even have UA-cam yet.
UA-cam is hemorrhaging credibility fast.
@@paulpeterson4311 Yeah, some morons just can't spend 2 minute on wikipedia for context
Yes, Parkinsons can be a cruel illness, varying in its effects, for some patients more so than others.
That’s why I’m squirrelling away my meds in a boxed bottle of cognac. Can’t bear the thought of putting my family through the stress of caring for me or the stress of choosing a home and living with the guilt of it for the rest of their lives.
I have often envied those, who were reported to have passed peacefully in their sleep, surrounded by their family but it seldom happens..
I intend to go pain free with a smile on my face.
My worry is that I may lose the mental ability to follow out my plan.
At the moment I intend to just outlive my lovely husband and my beautiful little dog. Neither of whom could cope without me.☺️
Wow, an icon of cinematic comedy, sadly characters like Terry Thomas will never be seen again, look at his reward for entertaining millions over the decades. He should be living in luxury in his old age. Fortunately he still has kind friends to look out for him, but what struck me most was the way he looked so miserable and seemed like he wasn't aware of anything or anyone in the room.
Wonder when this video was made, if he is still alive it will be an honour to chip in a few quid. I grew up on his films and my great aunt worked with him over the years at the Ealing and Elstree studio's of 50's and 60's.
I wished I'd never come upon and viewed this....Now whenever I see him in one of his pictures... the joy he always transmitts will be tempered by thoughts of how sadly he ended.
Was a heartbreaking clip. Loved his films and his wife has my admiration.
Why wasn't this recognised earlier. I'm not well off but I'd certainly have donated. This man brought laughter to millions of people over the years - I hope life improves for him and his lovely caring wife now.
This is from the 80s
First I wanna thank him for all the laughter he's provided so many people secondly I just want to say how sad this is how unfortunate I don't know how he got to this point but he definitely did not deserve this
Here here!
I remember seeing this when it originally aired. I was only a kid at the time but it really stayed with me, it was just so shocking to see him looking like this.
Despite his appearance in many a Hollywood blockbuster my favourite TT film is probably Vault of Horror where he does a wonderful turn as a neatness-obsessed husband who meets a sticky end. Classic!
I remember when this aired. Broke my heart then and still does today. RIP. xxx
Only just seen this so sad to see a very good actor in this way loved him in mad mad world
For myself as a young fan back in the days, Terry T was the epitome of British dress, manners, humor and the best of British representation. How did the Brit government allow him in old age to become so destitute, and not have provided more stability, care and love towards one of Britain's representative movie icons of everything good...is difficult to understand. 🥴
Votes... Countless hundreds of thousands of leftists Votes, no matter from where they flood in, are imported, are far more valuable 'investment... to career political figures.;{
@@blogengeezer4507 Countless hundreds of thousands of leftists. Imported votes. To elect Boris Johnson on an 80 seat majority? You ignorant fucking clown!
@@blogengeezer4507 Even in a sad case like this, there are VILE, LOATHSOME PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO ARE COMPELLED TO BRING POLITICAL LIES AND BIASES INTO THE CONVERSATION.
Just shut the hell up you CREEP.
@@blogengeezer4507 We have a Tory government now and this film is 30 years old when Mrs Thatcher, that arch right wing capitalist, was in power also. Your ignorance is astounding Terry also wasn't poor this is a very large home by English standards and it's furnished pretty typically for the time. It's a modern concept to display your wealth ostentatiously.
@@blogengeezer4507 what are you talking about.
I remember Terry as I grew up, he was so funny and such a great actor.it’s so sad , what a wonderful wife Belinda is God bless xxxxxxx
I remember well this very sad report because of the love and devotion Terry's wife showed towards her ill husband..
A wonderful man, now long gone, but as it is clear to see with thousands of comments here, many remember him fondly.
May you be resting in peace, kind sir, x.
Mr. Thomas was one of my very favorite actors.
I am so very saddened by this post.
Born: July 14, 1911, in Finchley, London, England, UK
Died: January 8, 1990 (age 78) in Godalming, Surrey, England, UK
Sad. Not necessarily for who he was, but for what he'd become. It's a harsh reminder of the pitfalls of life that can entrap any one of us at any time.
Totally agree ,someone said that we nowadays are just one paycheck away from gutter
so sad to see this ..iam a massive fan of terry he was in my favourite movie as a kid...so sad ....
Sobering & sad but Mrs Thomas shows such fortitude. 'The spirit is strong but the flesh is weak.'
1st time iv ever seen this
One of my favourite actors.
So sad 😞 he made our world a better place Rip 🙏
This is so sad this lovely wonderful actor has ended up this way. It's very heart breaking to see these pictures of him. Much Love to you Terry.x💔
So sad to see Terry like this. But Parkinson disease is devastating. Terry is lucky he has a devoted wife and some fans that are going to help out. He was a great actor and according to what I have read a very nice person. Best of luck Terry.
So very sad that anyone should have to end up like this. He was so very fortunate that he had his wife. Heartbreaking thinking of how many have absolutely no one😢
May Mr Thomas Rest in Peace xx
I remember this so well. It was sad to see such an iconic comic actor end his days penniless and housebound due to Parkinson's disease. 😐
You were a fabulous actor Mr. Terry Thomas. Thank you and God bless you and your beautiful wife, always.
Yo Dude might be broke.. but he's EXTREMELY WEALTHY in terms of his wife.
Married 24 years to Ida, and 27 years to Belinda. He must have been a good man to be loved faithfully for more than 50 years of his life.
Born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens in 1911, he lived until 1990 (age 79).
He had amassed a small fortune through his 47-year acting career, 1933-1980, but spent most of it trying to cure his incurable Parkinson's Disease.
The money raised at the time of this film enabled him to move to the comfort of a nursing home, where he finally died.
I sincerely hope The British people really rally and make sure this wonderful star who shone so brightly as a Brit leaves out the rest of his life with his wife in the comfort and style they deserve.
Thank you Terry for your superb acting and making us all laugh so much.
Robyn from Australia.💖😘🤗
This video is from the 80s he died in 1990
having researched, briefly, hire he was such a gentleman in life one has to wonder why his workmates deserted him. also, had amassed a fortune. Homes all over the world. Why oh why didn't he put something away for retirement.
It all went into medical bills unfortunately.
marasmusine: if he lived in Britain, he would have been entitled to National Health care and therefore no need to be left penniless. One must consider that he and his wife may have lived the high life, in the moment, with no thought for the future. A bit like Jean de la Fontaine's fable about the grasshopper and the ant: the fable concerns a grasshopper who spends the warm months singing away while the ant works to store up food for winter. But that we don't know for sure, bad investments leading to bankruptcy then illness. He and his wife have two sons who didn't seem able either willingly or unwillingly to help mum and dad out.
I remember seeing this at the time. It was utterly heartbreaking. I wonder what happened to his lovely wife? I hope she ended her days in some comfort too xx
Jesus....I mean all those well off actor and celebs, surely someone could help. Good on you Bob and what a legend. Bless his soul xx
Yes, Thank you Mrs Thomas and Mr Thomas Rest in Love and Peace
This report just breaks my heart. What a sad ending to a wonderful life. I hope Heaven is good to Terry Thomas.
To those who wonder where all the money went, he had Parkinson’s for twenty years much of which is was not able to work. All of his properties were sold and his savings used up. In Britain at the time if you had over a certain amount of money then you were not able to claim any support until that money was used up which is what happened in this case. It must be remembered as well that actors though still well paid back then were no where near as well paid as they are now plus back then taxes for most of his big earning period were extremely high for high earners!
Having nursed my mum through eight years of illness to her passing in 1994 I used all my savings up and I was not rich, I will never regret one penny of it going though as I had the company of her right up to the end. It’s his wife I feel saddest for as after he died she should have at least had the comfort of a comfortable income to fall back upon but sadly not.
+ianmedium How nice to see a sensible comment based on facts , unlike most of the "intelligentsia" here who comment first and think afterwards, if at all.
I'm making sure that my kids are introduced to the work of this great and very funny man.
I read that somehow, despite NHS, he still was paying 40,000 GBP per year for medical services alone, until he ran out of money.
That's because he was a resident in Spain until around 1987.
40,000 GBP per year for "medical services"? Parkinson's disease is not that expensive to treat, and home care would not even approach that amount. Seems like poor financial planning. A valuable lesson, like the story/parable about the ant and the grasshopper.
I had absolutely no idea the poor man ended up in this terrible state. Heartbreaking to see. I’m cheered by the thought that there was some ‘light’ for both of them before the end. God bless TT.
I would rate Terry Thomas a genuine and natural comedian and watched most of his movies...
Buried at St.Peter's Churchyard, Combe Martin, Devon. Loved by all, all still laughing inscribed on his headstone.
So sad. It shows how hard times can hit anyone 💖💖💖💖
I remember this brilliant Iconic comic/actor.
Sad to see such a great talent in such sad circumstance....but it is a possibility for all of us in their 70's.....as they say (And as I believe Terry would agree with) getting old ain't for Sissies!
Well at least he was cared for until the end. Legend in my eyes and the perfect picture on my phone screen
Ding dong! Old age and disease are difficult for all. Instead of wars, money should be used to support the suffering and support the exceptional people like Mrs Thomas.
Sorry to find out about this in 2023 . Any news about his wife ? She seems such an amazing woman
He passed away in 1990. Incredible actor, but the sad story here. It makes me realize poverty can happen to anyone.
Many, many years ago my nan used to clean for him and his wife. I remember my nan saying they were very good to her.
I had no idea this happened to him.
Rip Terry and Nanny Williams
Brilliant actor. Can watch him all day. Funny man. RIP Sir.
Awesome actor, so really sad to see this. Bless his wife for caring... ❤❤❤
His wife was an exceptionally dignified lady. RIP both.
She's an Amazing Human Being! 💖💖💖💖
That's so sad to see. He was such a fun character to watch in all of the movies he was in.
This is so sad. He was such a comedy great. RIP T-T 💕
Simply heart-breaking. Lord he’s now in Your care please look after him.
What a lovely caring wife Terry had.❤
what a wonderful woman you are
His cousin .Richard Briers thought he,d cheer him up & said "would you like a glass of champagne?" there was a long silence then Terry replied "You couldnt make it a crate."
I love Terry-Thomas. What a shock.
I like to remember him at his best . They dont make me like they used to that's for sure .
what a sad ending to a wonderful mans life. God bless his wife. My favourite line in a film he said, i cant remember the film unfortunately, was he he played a British army officer in charge of Nazi war prisoners at the end of WW2. a German POW officer came up to him to complain and he said," you behaved like a shower, you'll be treated like a shower! get back in line!" bloody marvelous!
So bloody sad hearing this. Wonderful actor.
What a wonderful wife this woman is, you can see it in her eyes she is a Angel. God bless you Mrs Thomas. R.I.P Terry you are missed ole chap
Totally devoted to him
There is something you don't see everyday, Someone caring for their spouse through thick and thin. Thank you Mrs. Thomas. God bless.
well in Paul !
Yes! Amen.
Amen to that Paul.
I cared for my wife full time for 13 years.
I got involved in carers groups, and learnt that a lot of people do look after their spouses. Much more than we might imagine.
In the UK, full time carers save taxpayers more money each year, than the NHS costs.
When I was a carer I saved taxpayers approx £2 million in 13 years.
There are many unsung heroes like Mrs Thomas. She is amazing.
@@TheSnowdogsShorts Bless you for your compassion and love. The world would be a far better place if more people practiced this caring.
I would rather not have seen this video of this great man in his last years. Its haunting to watch. A true legend God bless him.
I'm with you. Dick York of "Bewitched" went out the same way and Hollywood did not lift a finger for him!
Yes me too, he was a star . A true one in a million actor
No they had no right to invade his privacy utterly didpicable!! Flip side he revived a more dignified life poor bugger :(
@@jeanbrook7229I guess Terrys wife gave permission for this to be filmed. Wonder where his money went? I’m thinking that today such a big star would receive better support and yes he was a giant of the big screen. Loved him.
Me too. That is NOT how I want to remember him.
I never realised he ended his days like this. How incredibly sad.
Nor me . So terribly sad . Memento mori . Stay kind ...
It was on all the news bulletins. But if you live your lives on social media then the world passes you by & by this it's your evidence.
@@seltaeb9691 He died 31 years ago - what social media was around then?
@@markhaynes9762 Exactly. This is awful to see.
@@seltaeb9691 maybe they weren’t living their life by news bulletins.
He had at the end something much better than money a wife that loved and respected him you can see it in her face. Bless you both and thank you terry.
Yes but they both paid a terrible price for a lifetime of work.
@@edwardoneil3962 Don't we all. Even Hugh Hefner had regrets.
Wow, well said. You said it best. Best thing l ever heard.
@Tiger Man I guess what one is willing to give in exchange for our love and soul's. Something's can not be negotiated, all or nothing, she waited and and got it all... all in the name of love.
Absolutely true
Poor Terry he deserved so much more for all the laughs and fun he gave. His portrayal of the quintessential English rotter was unsurpassed.God bless Terry Thomas.
Absolutely true, well said. 👍❤️🇬🇧.
Poor things ….. thoughts and prayers, love and light ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🦋
Triple Drat !
Yes, and he had fairly humble origins (like Leslie Phillips) I believe, but that just shows his fantastic talent as an actor.
Where were his fellow actors when he needed them ? 😡
Such a tragic ending for a wonderful actor. Glad to see his wife was so supportive, God bless.
I thought he died in Morocco
Wonderful human beings.
Always enjoyed his upper class cad persona which John Cleese also portrayed very well.
Heartbreaking to see Terry like this, he didn't deserve it after all the laughter and joy he brought to the world. What an amazing woman his wife was, and at least money was raised so he spent his last six months in a care home.
I hope he know his love had been returned to him
In Canada care homes are free. I suspect in the UK they are too. This video is misleading. They both will have some kind of income from the govt, albeit a small one. That's 2 pensions in a 1 bedroom apartment or flat. They are better off than I am.
Council flats are available at low rents for people on govt pensions, ESPECIALLY when they are ill. And if he qualifies for any kind of care home at all, he would already be qualified for a govt run one. The only difference is comfort level and cost. Fancy private ones have better food etc. Something is fishy. I think somebody thought he deserves a fancy private care home. Well, don't we all?
I never had the luxury of blowing hundreds of thousands, maybe millions in today's currency, on the high life. I have MS and it's not my own fault, as it is theirs, that I'm in poverty. Yet no celebrities are begging others to give me cash so I go to luxurious private care home! This is so fishy!
I would applaud Micheal Caine etc if they campaigned to send some GENUINE poor people to a luxury home, but not him.
When a CARE HOME, which is a medical necessity, is required by anyone in the entire western world (except the US of course, where they are in the dark ages), they are admitted.
How it is paid for is a complicated thing that varies from country to country, but it ends up being that the cost is deducted from the pay or govt pension of that person. No person is ever denied their basic human right to medical care (outside of the US.) Not old people, and not people with Parkinson's.
This whole thing is deceptive, and being so rich Micheal Caine likely didn't understand how it works for normal people. He was very likely deceived by people who "bent" words like "care home." There are many different terms that are used when discussing that topic. In Canada we call then nursing homes. Everyone is entitled to a nursing home if they are unable to care for themself, even if their spouse or children are bursting with health and vigor. And the minimal cost of it cost comes out of their old age pension. If their pension some how does not cover it, the govt swallows the cost. Their healthy spouse is not penalized. I cannot imagine that it's any different in the UK.
This video is misleading. The quality of nursing homes in Canada is a travesty actually
And the privately run ones are a money pot for their owners while being a hell hole for the poor residents. But that is a seperate thing entirely that is not relevant to this video.
Even the govt run ones in Canada are DRASTICALLY UNDERFUNDED AND UNDERSTAFFED, so the care levels are lacking, but they are far better than the privately owned, for-profit ones are. By a long shot! In any area, the govt outfits are ALWAYS FAR SUPERIOR, because they're much more closely regulated.
Everyone in Canada needs to make sure that everyone who knows them knows not to ever let them go to a private nursing home, unless they are paying for luxury, and unless they are verifying on a constant basis that the luxury is indeed being provided!
This is because private nursing homes are the biggest scam going in all of Canada. I know this from many years of personal experience in 2 provinces. You get the funds to buy some old building, andthrow a bunch of beds in it. You do have to start off with several staff who are qualified nurses. But any old person with any old bachelors degree in anything can be in charge, and they don't even need to learn on the job, or even be there. Hire a certfied dietician part time, and 1 or 2 nurses to do all the medical stuff, and hire any old bums off the street to do the grunt work, and you're all set!
I'm NOT saying all the people doing the grunt work are bums off the street, NOT AT ALL, but I am saying that they can be, and nobody higher up gives a damn. Many of them are great people, and very professional, but many are not. Many are lazy and abusive. They are not at all properly hired, oriented, trained, supervised, motivated, disciplined, or paid. These are the vast majority of tje workers there, and there are less than half the number of them than are really needed.
There are such low levels of staff, and all the things I mentioned above are going on. So how on earth can the few good nurses and nursing aides, or whatever title is given to them, how on earth are theysupposed to deal with all the elderly and sick people that foisted on them every day? It simply cannot be done, and it isn't the fault of those staff that these places are failing. It the government's fault for allowing this situation in the first place! Their own nursing homes are drastically understaffed and poorly run,and the private ones are 100 times worse! How the hell private ones were ever allowed is a mystery! Obviously some rich people realized this would be easy money, and bribed some govt members to pass a bill allowing it. Simple as that.
Out elders are being warehoused, neglected to death, and abused to death. It needs to stop! Do we want to be next? Because we will be. But I been fighting this battle for 25 years already. Nobody cares about their own parents even, once they get that old, and everyone is in denial that it will ever happen to them.
Here's a bulletin for you. Your children will NOT take care of you, no matter how much you all love each other, or how much cash you give them. It will not happen. And in most cases that won't even be their fault. They will not be qualified to give everything that's required. You WILL BE put in a nursing home and YOU WILL BE NEGLECTED AND ABUSED UNLESS THE SYSTEM IS CHANGED NOW.
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Get active on this! Private nursing homes need to be regulated at least as much as govt ones, if not more, or better yet eliminated. It will not kill the Canadian economy, as your right wing cousin thinks it will. Will you even care by then?
Believe me, you will care a lot more about how often your diaper gets changed, because right now old people are being made to sit in their own waste. A lot of them are fully capable of using a toilet on their on, but they require help to get onto the toilet, and there aren't enough staff to do that. So everyone wears diapers, whether they need to or not, and the diapers are changed only when the overworked, underpaid, badly treated staff get around to it! THIS WILL BE YOU, I guarantee it!
Remember that! And do something about it.
Contact CARP, the Canadian Association Of Retired Persons. They do great work! They provide a great magazine and website, travel and car insurance, and a membership is dirt cheap. They already do fight for us all, but even better yet, ask them what you can do to help, because if we don't ALL get off our behinds FAST, we will be the powerless ones in the diapers! Your children will not and can not save you from it. You can only help yourself.
@cattymajiv Long Term Care homes are not free in Canada. They are paid for by the resident's pension, and if that doesn't fully cover the cost, the remainder is publicly funded by our tax dollars.
@@cattymajivI am sorry Terry Thomas never put a smile on your face like he seemed to of managed most the world hence I have no issues hoping he spent his last few months as best he could
@@cattymajivHe didn't "blow" his money. He depleted his income on expenses dealing with his illness. I can't stand bloviating blowhards you don't know a tick from a tack.
In his final years he may not of been rich but he still had a wife that truly loved him.
Absolutely heartbreaking to see this once vibrant, brilliant comic reduced to a wreck of a human being by Parkinsons Disease. A cruel twist of fate. RIP Terry, thank you for the millions of laughs over a glittering career.
This is tragic to watch they should have given him some respect
@notformebeaky lol. I did wonder 😉
Yes, he was fab.
@notformebeaky Speaking of idiots, how are you?
Alan Ogilvie At least this brought Terry and his wife’s plight into public Focus
RIP Sir, no pensioner no matter who they are should live their final days like this in a modern country.
But they do .....all sorts of "crimes" against the elderly go unnoticed backed by the system ......I used to work in that system. Its very sad
@@tanyaeccles1797but they do.👌👌
Hideous that this happens x
In America, this is the norm.
Many things shouldn't , is that the constant reply to a number of failures by people in charge, I wonder
He was one of my favorite actors. This is so sad. As one who has Parkinson's (early stages), I wonder what the future has in hold for me. I looked it up, and Mr. Thomas died about 30 years ago, but I didn't know this about him until just now.
I'm still quite able-bodied, but not like I used to. But Parkinson's has opened my eyes and heart to reach out to others who might be struggling with diseases like this.
So, if you want to know what you can do if you know someone in a situation like this, reach out and ask if you can pick them up for lunch, or take them to a car show, or whatever. I've vowed to try to do this for others who have it worse than I do hoping I'm paying-it-forward.
God bless everyone.
I’m so sorry you have PD be it only early stage..I hope with all my heart it stays at that stage for you. In this day and age of technology a finger can take us to pages of illness and what we may expect, which is NOT what we really need to know, and yet mentally it helps to be prepared perhaps.
We all have to pass eventually, and getting older is not a walk in the park with all the ailments that can accompany. We just have to make the most of every day, do as much as we can and everything you said to people wondering how to help was very thoughtful and so true. Don’t keep away..it isn’t catching! We need to converse with people the same as always, so don’t keep your distance when this gentleman has told you how best to help. God bless you my friend and I hope life is kind to you. 👍
@@helencheadle5285 Thank you so much for the kind words and thoughts. People like you make the world a better place. :)
My mother had PD and I’m so sorry to hear that you have it. I wish you all the best
It looks like there is a very good new treatment for parkinsons and is likely to help those with motor neurone disease as well, all the best to you
@@susie360 The two medications I'm on now help me manage. I'm in the early stages, and taking fairly low doses of the medications, so there's room to increase the doses.
A good buddy isn't so lucky. Nothing they try seems to work.
Thank you for the best wishes. It's well appreciated.
He is very blessed to have a wife like her! Caring and loving.
His wife is his watching angel.
cohenhaywood10 - that was a totally uncalled for remark. Keep your political BS to yourself, we are praising a lady here.
It's not uncalled for. This woman is from a different, better generation. What you saw in this video is a thing of the past. The modern day equivalent of this lady would have vanished when the limelight dimmed.
@@RexOrwell Yep.
It is incredibly sad that Terry, in fact he should be Sir Terry, was left to rot in this meagre existence, he will always be very special to me as he made me laugh as a boy, even though I was too young to fully understand the depth of the humour.
I completely agree, the pleasure he gave us was wonderful
issac krupps well said
i love british comedy and he did great roles with Sellers i my self as a kid watched his movies and he was very funny , especially his accent and his voice has so enique in so many movies i loved hm in kiss the girls and make them die , and its a mad world
Could not agree more.
@@vantheman12welshman66 I second that. I reckon he should have been given a peerage.
What a wife
Chris Hanford That’s true love ❤️
She's a standout lady
Agree amazing -- Thank goodness Terry had such a person when he needed it most - Some people are not cut out to be carers.
yes what a fine woman.most of them would have said ta ta years ago.
That is what wives do
I was so shocked to see this... I adore him! Rip dear Terry...we remember you
Send money
I recall that report and feeling angry that a great English actor was spending his lastdays living like that
Everything has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The ending is almost never on our own terms.
Thus the name "Grim" Reaper.
Very, very wise.
But sometimes its most welcomed, especially in Terry's case!!!! Hes now young again in Paradise! ⛪✝🤎🧡🎸🎵
Amen to that hun so sad our bodies just gets older and we car'nt stop time
Very true
My father very briefly encountered Terry Thomas at the height of his fame. My dad was a London postman at the time and the Savoy Hotel was on his round. Terry Tomas was standing by the entrance, when my father trudged up in the poring rain. Thomas took his famous cigarette holder from his mouth and looking directly at my dad said "Bloody weather" R.I.P to a fine actor, such a tragic end.
must have been an absolute shower! ;) RIP T-T
We live in a world that a 20 year old who pushes a ball around gets £200000+ a week and they're still not flipping happy. Yet a national treasure who enlightened the nation for decades lived his final days like this. Shameful.
you are dead right disgusting were were his friends!
where
Terry lived a lavish life style cross the world!
He was paid plenty and mismanaged his money. Theres no one else responsible for actions that he made. He had far more opportunity than most
here here , nuff said .
RIP Terry, you deserved so much more than this. To see your wife's love and devotion so clearly evident was wonderful and I'm sure helped you through.
I love Terry's character so much that I named my son Terence which means man of the Earth[terra firma]
Everyone deserves much better.
I worry who will look after the wife when she is in need.
@@MCC876 yes , good point.
@Gerard Woody I wish I could believe that.
So sad to see a man, any man or woman, end their days like this, but especially more so for Terry Thomas, one of Britain's finest sons. RIP Terry, God bless you mate and thanks for all the laughs you've given us over the years
Eh hes been dead since 1990!
steve FromEngland - well said!
@@davman115 what do you mean 'Ex troll'?
Seems like you're still a troll. Doesn't mater when the man died, you can still show some respect
The thing is though, as it says in the video he lead a glamorous life living in luxury. So, if you choose to live like that and spunk all your money, don't be surprised or expect any sympathy when you're old and skint!
lol. Go and have a lie down in a safe space. In other news WW2 is over.