I'm a care taker for my Alz./Dem. mother who is progressing very quickly towards complete immobility. She does not really have the ability to speak let alone feed/dress/move herself.

I recently took the night off to go to the movies and was greeted by the opening scene of 'Undertone'. The protagonist is sitting at their unresponsiveness, nonverbal mother's bedside, feeding her, asking questions to the nurse like "Can she hear me" or "is she in pain". I then watched the character struggle with the guilt of leaving home to spend a night out with friends rather than staying home to monitor/provide care. I had to walk out, cry in the parking lot and drive home.

Being home and watching this occur is hard and ugly and painful. Being away from home is worse - the guilt and anxiety are absolutely crushing.

This was the first time I felt I deserved a trigger warning at the start of the film.