Gene Hackman, Wife and dog found dead

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

This makes a ton more sense IMO she was probably doing so much of his caretaking because he was not able and when she passed there was not much hope for him. Sad story.

That seems weird to me. She was dead in the bathroom for a week and he didn't notice? Maybe if there's Alzheimer's I could see it, but I hadn't read that, and it would seem odd that she was still caring for him alone if it was that bad.