![]() Despite this, Dad mostly refuses to talk about what happened, as it's too painful for him. ![]() Over the course of Susannah's recovery, she and Dad become especially close as a result of how much time they spent together in the hospital. Coming to Netflix on Friday is Brain on Fire, a film about a 24-year-old who, armed with a new job and relationship, begins to exhibit odd behavior.Bouts of paranoia, seizures and memory loss. Najjar informs Mom and Dad that he'd like to perform a brain biopsy on Susannah, Dad especially struggles: his mother was an RN and never spoke well of brain surgeons. He and Mom keep a joint journal to communicate with each other about Susannah's progress and what the doctors say, and he also keeps a personal journal that he later shares with Susannah. When her paranoia recedes, he begins spending his time in her room and feeds her breakfast daily. ![]() Despite Susannah's protests, Dad spends every day with her at the hospital outside her room. She also hallucinates that Dad killed Giselle, after which she refuses to allow him into her hospital room at NYU. When Susannah spends the night with Dad just prior to her hospitalization, Susannah says unspeakable things to Dad that make him cry. ![]() ![]() He and Susannah aren't particularly close at the beginning of the memoir. Dad lives with his wife, Giselle, in Brooklyn Heights. ![]()
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