![]() Kate works full time for a company that is understanding about Andy's diagnosis. He shares a poem he wrote the night before the procedure. When he awoke in the recovery room, he could immediately tell a difference when the electrodes are turned on. ![]() ![]() Five Days Later (02:23)Īndy returns home. Andy spends three days in the ICU afterward because of an unexpected seizure. Andy Arrives at the Hospital (01:07)Īndy's surgery takes five hours. Johnson created a video demonstrating his physical reactions to turning off the DBS unit. While there are risks to the surgery, it will not worsen symptoms. DBS does not affect Parkinson's but can improve motor functions. Deep Brain Stimulation (03:48)Īndy meets with neurologist Dr. Contemplating Surgery (02:14)Īndrew Johnson had deep brain stimulation (DBS) which subdued the symptoms. He created the video "Smaller" to explain Parkinson's to his children. Andy works with a trainer every week to improve his motor function. Lifestyle Changes (02:52)Īndy and Kate sold their home and live more simply. Andy partnered with Trevor Moodie three years ago- he feels guilty that the firm is not expanding as quickly as he hoped. He works part-time and takes care of the kids, while Kate works full-time. Andy's Daily Life (02:27)Īndy vacillates between emotions. He was a successful marketer, in love and expecting his first child when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease he was 43. And all those kinds of things.Preparing for the Hospital (02:03) FREE PREVIEWĪndy McDowell spends time with his family before checking into the hospital for deep brain stimulation surgery. And I really was, like-my arms, you know,” she said, hugging herself to show insecurity, “because they change. “I had to think about how I sounded and what is my body like? Because you walk different. She continued: “And that was a little scary because, you know, I’m an older woman, And we did some stuff with makeup and I wear a wig and everything, and they use a hustle blend lens, which is a portrait lens that gives kind of a diffused, matte-it gave sort of a magical feeling.”Įven then, the line delivery and body language required particular focus from MacDowell. “I had to play myself in 1999,” she said, which put her character at about 40 years old. The 64-year-old admitted that the on-camera transformation was slightly intimidating but ultimately rewarding as an actress. In a recent appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, she opened up about what it felt like to transform into her past self on screen. And instead of using a stunt double to portray her past self, MacDowell, 64, enlisted the power of makeup and Hollywood magic to film flashbacks. In it, she plays Del Landry, the family matriarch who reconciles with her daughter, Kat, and granddaughter, Alice, via the magic of time travel. She called the experience “scary” and “interesting.”Īndie MacDowell is making a long awaited return to Hallmark in the network’s new original series, The Way Home.In the time travel-centered series, MacDowell used the power of makeup and Hollywood magic to play her character 20 years in the past.Andie MacDowell opened up about playing a younger version of herself in her new Hallmark show The Way Home.
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